State Bird Illustration Series - Heading South


I forgot to include Kansas in the midwest section.  I had plenty of meadowlarks for those posts and it's nice to have a little yellow here. 
 The "Sunflower State" is the home of 
the inspiring Amelia Earhart who was born in Atchison. 
Dodge City is the windiest city in the U.S. with an average wind speed of 14 m.p.m.
That means a lot of bad hair days.


Wisconsin chose the curious robin and wood violet to represent their state.  
The "Badger State" is named after early miners who either lived in mine shafts 
or dug their homes into the sides of hills, just like badgers do.
Milwaukee is the home of Harley Davidson Motorcycles. 
 You probably already new that.  I learned it from "Ed Harley" on "Fletch Lives"


Finally heading south with the Tennessee Mockingbird and Iris.
A musical state with Nashville known as "Music City" and the music capital of the world.
The Grand Ole Opry live radio show has been broadcast every weekend since 1925.
The home of Elvis in Graceland is the second most visited house in the country.
The first being the White House and the third Monticello. 


Mississippi Mockingbird and the magnolia flower.  
The Mississippi River is the largest river in the U.S. and is nicknamed "Old Man River."
President Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt was hunting in Sharkey County and
refused to shoot a lame bear.  News got out and a merchant from New York had the idea to create a stuffed bear and call it the "Teddy Bear."
Jimmy Buffett and John Grisham are from Mississippi.
Grab a legal thriller to read and head to "Margaritaville" or Las Vegas.


Alabama Yellowhammer.  Has a ring to it.  
Alabama Soldiers in the Civil War were nick-named "Yellowhammers" because their yellow and grey uniforms matched the colors of the state bird. 
Home of impressive Rosa Parks and Helen Keller.   
Much of this information is from www.awesomeamerica.com  


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