<page_title> List of U.S. state birds </page_title> <section_title> Table </section_title> <table> <cell> Minnesota <col_header> State federal district or territory </col_header> <col_header> Alabama </col_header> <col_header> Alaska </col_header> <col_header> American Samoa </col_header> <col_header> Arizona </col_header> <col_header> Arkansas </col_header> <col_header> California </col_header> <col_header> Colorado </col_header> <col_header> Connecticut </col_header> <col_header> Delaware </col_header> <col_header> District of Columbia </col_header> <col_header> Florida </col_header> <col_header> Georgia </col_header> <col_header> Guam </col_header> <col_header> Hawaii </col_header> <col_header> Idaho </col_header> <col_header> Illinois </col_header> <col_header> Indiana </col_header> <col_header> Iowa </col_header> <col_header> Kansas </col_header> <col_header> Kentucky </col_header> <col_header> Louisiana </col_header> <col_header> Maine </col_header> <col_header> Maryland </col_header> <col_header> Massachusetts </col_header> <col_header> Michigan </col_header> </cell> <cell> Common loon <col_header> State bird district bird or territory bird </col_header> <row_header> Minnesota </row_header> </cell> <cell> 1961 <col_header> Year </col_header> <row_header> Minnesota </row_header> </cell> </table>
The common loon was designated the state bird of the U.S. state of Minnesota in 1961.