Interesting but not actionable. E.g. here in Iowa there's no way in hell we'll choose the Canadian Goose as our 'state' bird. Let Canada keep that one for themselves.<p>We're on the flyway between Canada and wherever they migrate to. So its incidental the bird is more frequently observed here than other states.<p>We're very happy with the Goldfinch thank you. Yes, some call it the Eastern Goldfinch but we have plenty of them here too, and we just call them 'Goldfinch' here.