LENGTH 51/2 - 6 INCHES  (14-15)
THE YEAR IT BECAME THE STATE BIRD. 1957

    The Purple Finch is a little bird that flies along the eastern part of New Hampshire.  The Purple Finch is not really that purple.  The males are pinkish in color.  The females are buff brown.  One of their favorites foods is sunflower seeds.  They like the evergreen forest.  In the winter, they like to hang around bird feeders.
 
 

NICKNAME:   Paper Birch
The year it became the StateTree:  1947
Scientific Name:  Betula papyrifera

    New Hampshire's state tree is the tall, skinny White Birch.  It is known because it has bark that feels like paper. The Native Americans used the White Birch a lot for canoes. The White Birch could be found In the forest with the evergreens and in Eastern Alaska all the way to Northern Canada.
 
 

Scientific Name:  Syringa Vulgaris
The year it became the state Flower 1919

    May is when the Purple Lilac comes out .  You never know what color it will be--white, deep purple or violet blue.  They usually bloom on shrubs 20 feet 6 meters tall.  They make gardens, yards, and public places more attractive and are really popular in the Northern states.
 
 

    New Hampshire became a state in 1788.  There was not a capitol building until 1816.  A lot of workers came together and built the capitol building with an eagle to top the Capitol Dome.  Later they built another eagle that was weatherproof.  A couple of years later they built two buildings to become the capitol.