Arizona's state bird fends for itself against predators in the desert, making its home in prickly plants. Here's what to know ...

The most widespread, numerous, and geographically variable chickadee, this bird brightens winter days ... Length 5.3". Black cap; white cheek; black bib; gray upperparts; greater coverts ...

a long white eyestripe, a contrast of colors on its wings and carries a brown tail with some black feathering. A national movement in the late 1920s started the naming of state birds. Arizona ...