BIRDS ON US COINS

Steve center and furthest back with the baseball cap, and 20 some odd Utah Birding Friends.

NOTE: I found the following short message written by Steve Carr in December 2008. Steve was a past President of the Utah Ornithological Society and one of the few individuals to achieve the 100 species of birds in each of Utah's 29 counties feat. He had a wide variety of interests.  Steve passed away on January 17, 2014.

 

This message is only for birders who enjoy birding trivia.  All others can delete immediately.

Ten years ago, the US government began a program of minting 25-cent pieces for each of the 50 states.  With Hawaii's coin having been minted, the set is complete.  We thought some of you might be interested is knowing how many birds are depicted on the 50 quarters.

AR - shows a Duck lifting off the water.

CA - California Condor.

ID - A large Hawk, recognizing the importance of the Snake River Birds of Prey area.

LA - Brown Pelican - the state bird.

ME - A distant view of 2 flying birds, likely representing Gulls.

MN - Common Loon - the state bird.

OK - Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - the state bird

SC - Carolina Wren - the state bird.

SD - Ring-necked Pheasant - the state bird.

So, almost 20% of the states showed a bird of some sort.  Ten% depicted their official state birds.

--Steve Carr, UOS