North Dakota is called the Flickertail State because of the abundant presence of Richardson's ground squirrels (Flickertails).
The Flickertail State was a nickname proposed for North Dakota in 1953 and referred to the abundant ground squirrels in the state. The official nickname of North Dakota is The Peace Garden State.
The name of the male Richardson's ground squirrel is called a flickertail. The flickertail is like a number of other ground squirrels, but they are sometimes called gophers.
what is a flikertail bird
North Dakota is the "Flickertail State" refers to the Richardson ground squirrels which are abundant in North Dakota. The animal flicks or jerks its tail in a characteristic manner while running or just before entering its burrow. In 1953 the Legislative Assembly defeated Senate Bill (S.B.) No. 134 that would have adopted the Flickertail facsimile as the official emblem of the state.
Flickertail State, North Dakota, both a Midwestern and Western state in the United States
The address of the Flickertail Village Museum is: Po Box 385, Stanley, ND 58784
"Sioux State" is not a nick name for the US state of North Dakota. "Peace Garden State" is the official nickname of North Dakota as adopted by the state legislature in 1957. Other, unofficial, nicknames for North Dakota are "The Flickertail State" and "The Roughrider State".
The official nickname of North Dakota, as adopted by the North Dakota State Legislature in 1957, is the Peace Garden State. Other nicknames for North Dakota are the Flickertail State and the Roughrider State. Pennsylvania's official nickname is the Keystone State.
The "Flickertail State" and the "Roughrider State" were both submitted to the state legislature to become official nicknames, but were both defeated. "Roughrider Country" has been used in North Dakota tourism promotions as has "North Dakota Legendary".
There is only one official nick name for North Dakota which was chosen by the North Dakota state legislature in 1957 and that is "The Peace Garden State". The "Flickertail State" was defeated by the North Dakota State Senate when it was proposed to be an emblem for North Dakota. The "Roughrider State" was used as a tourism promotion.
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