Maine’s state bird had been featured on standard license plates since 1999 but is being phased out this year in favor of a ...

A 1927 state statute lists only the generic “chickadee” as the Maine state bird, but it is believed that lawmakers at the time intended the black-capped chickadee, which adorns the regular ...

Maine voted to have the chickadee as our state bird in 1927. Massachusetts voted to have the chickadee - and they specified the black-capped chickadee - in 1941. CORNISH: OK.

Other than Maine, Utah is the only other state that has an ambiguous official bird: a generic seagull. Most Utahns believe the designation is for the California seagull, which gobbled up swarms of ...

Maine lawmakers are split over which chickadee should be named the official state bird. The chickadee was designated as the state bird in 1927, but there are two types of chickadees found in Maine.

State Rep. Betty Austin, with help from Skowhegan fourth-graders, will bring the question as to which breed of chickadee should be the state bird to a legislative committee on Wednesday.