Official State Birds and Flowers
The next time you run out of ideas for a theme, consider tying in room and/or table décor with the officially designated bird or flower of the state in which your event occurs. In other words, use pride of place as a placemat.
| State | Bird/Flower |
| Alabama: | Yellowhammer/Camellia |
| Alaska: | Willow Ptarmigan/Forget Me Not |
| Arizona: | Cactus Wren/Saguaro Cactus Blossom |
| Arkansas: | Mockingbird/Apple Blossom |
| California: | California Valley Quail/California Poppy |
| Colorado: | Lark Bunting/Rocky Mountain Columbine |
| Connecticut: | Robin/Mountain Laurel |
| Delaware: | Blue Hen Chicken/Peach Blossom |
| Florida: | Mockingbird/Orange Blossom |
| Georgia: | Brown Thrasher/Cherokee Rose |
| Hawaii: | Nene/Pua Aloalo |
| Idaho: | Mountain Bluebird/Syringa-Mock Orange |
| Illinois: | Cardinal/Purple Violet |
| Indiana: | Cardinal/Peony |
| Iowa: | Eastern Goldfinch/Wild Prairie Rose |
| Kansas: | Western Meadowlark/Sunflower |
| Kentucky: | Cardinal/Goldenrod |
| Louisiana: | Eastern Brown Pelican/Magnolia |
| Maine: | Chickadee/White Pine Cone and Tassel |
| Maryland: | Baltimore Oriole/Black-Eyed Susan |
| Massachusetts: | Chickadee/Trailing-Arbutus |
| Michigan: | Robin/Apple Blossom |
| Minnesota: | Common Loon/Pink and White Lady’s Slipper |
| Mississippi: | Mockingbird/Magnolia |
| Missouri: | Bluebird/Hawthorn |
| Montana: | Western Meadowlark/Bitterroot |
| Nebraska: | Western Meadowlark/Goldenrod |
| Nevada: | Mountain Bluebird/Sagebrush |
| New Hampshire: | Purple Finch/Purple Lilac |
| New Jersey: | Eastern Goldfinch/Violet |
| New Mexico: | Roadrunner/Yucca Flower |
| New York: | Bluebird/Rose |
| North Carolina: | Cardinal/American Dogwood |
| North Dakota: | Western Meadowlark/Wild Prairie Rose |
| Ohio: | Cardinal/Scarlet Carnation |
| Oklahoma: | Scissor-tailed Flycatcher/Mistletoe |
| Oregon: | Western Meadowlark/Oregon Grape |
| Pennsylvania: | Ruffed Grouse/Mountain Laurel |
| Rhode Island: | Rhode Island Red/Violet |
| South Carolina: | Great Carolina Wren/Yellow Jessamine |
| South Dakota: | Ring-Necked Pheasant/Pasque Flower |
| Tennessee: | Mockingbird/Iris |
| Texas: | Mockingbird/Bluebonnet |
| Utah: | Common American Gull/Sego Lily |
| Vermont: | Hermit Thrush/Red Clover |
| Virginia: | Cardinal/American Dogwood |
| Washington: | Willow Goldfinch/Coast Rhododendron |
| West Virginia: | Cardinal/Rhododendron |
| Wisconsin: | Robin/Wood Violet |
| Wyoming: | Western Meadowlark/Indian Paintbrush |
