The bald eagle officially became the U.S. national bird after a Christmas Eve proclamation ... the cactus wren is actually a songbird who as an adult is 7-9 inches in length.

Bernadette Adams Photo submitted “It’s a very beautiful songbird,” Buster said. “The patterns on its feathers ... no bird that comes ... in December 2022, drawing birdwatchers from ...

It would also designate the Florida scrub-jay the official state songbird. Florida's bird has been the northern mockingbird since 1927, and it is also designated as the state bird of Arkansas ...

Researchers with a team monitoring bird populations at Powdermill Nature ... When they saw the robin-size songbird’s split coloring, it was immediately clear that the grosbeak was what ...