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| | Kentucky's State Bird: The Cardinal - Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives |
 | | The cardinal became the state bird of the Commonwealth during the legislative session in 1926 [KY Acts, Chapter 350, Senate Resolution No. 17; recodified in 1942 (KRS 2.080)]. |
 | | Cardinals are considered one of America's favorite backyard birds, being the state bird for six other states besides Kentucky: Illinois, Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia. |
 | | Cardinal nests can be recognized for their thin cupped shape, consisting of fine stems, vines, or rootlets supplemented by dead leaves, rags, paper or bark; and lined with fine dry grass, moss and hair. |
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