<div dir="ltr"><div>If folks are interested in more historical information on the establishment of the Willow Goldfinch as our state bird, here are a couple of <a href="https://blogs.sos.wa.gov/library/index.php/2016/08/the-tale-of-the-washington-state-bird-volume-1-meadowlarks-goldfinches-and-mugwumps/">blog posts</a> from the Washington State Library blog, Between the Lines:</div><div><a href="https://blogs.sos.wa.gov/library/index.php/2016/08/the-tale-of-the-washington-state-bird-volume-1-meadowlarks-goldfinches-and-mugwumps/">https://blogs.sos.wa.gov/library/index.php/2016/08/the-tale-of-the-washington-state-bird-volume-1-meadowlarks-goldfinches-and-mugwumps/</a></div><div>and a second post <a href="https://blogs.sos.wa.gov/library/index.php/tag/willow-goldfinchs/">here</a>:</div><div><a href="https://blogs.sos.wa.gov/library/index.php/tag/willow-goldfinchs/">https://blogs.sos.wa.gov/library/index.php/tag/willow-goldfinchs/</a></div><div> Happy Reading. <br></div><div>best,</div><div>Peter<br></div><div><br></div></div>