On Tue, 25 Jul 1995 fredbird at halcyon.com wrote:

> Most state birds are chosen (usually by young school kids as was the case
> here) by looks only, sometimes name (Baltimore Oriole = Maryland). A notable
> exception is one state's bird, named for another state . . . which one?

California Gull, state bird of Utah.

Actually the species most evocative of Washington State in my view is the
Spotted Owl.

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Joe Morlan
Albany, CA
jmorlan at slip.net