Because the Michigan Audobon Society lobbied for it in 1931. The bird is very common in Michigan, and well known. It was passed as a House Resolution, not an actual law.
Three years later, it was discovered that the Kirtland's Warbler is unique to Michigan. It summers in Northern Michigan, and winters in the Bahamas. Sounds like a smart bird to me.
There is a push from the Michigan Audobon Society now to make the Kirtland Warbler the official state bird of Michigan.
Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirtland%27s_Warbler
http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/birds/mi_american_robin.htm
http://www.michiganaudubon.org/state_bird/state_bird.html
The American Robin was adopted as the official Connecticut State Bird by the General Assembly in 1943. The white oak (Quercus alba) was adopted as the official Connecticut State Tree on April 16, 1947.
The Robin is the state bird
There are four states with the wild turkey as their state game bird. These states are: Alabama, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, and South Carolina.
The state of Delaware is the only state with the Blue Hen Chicken as its state bird.
The bird you are refering to is not a Robin at all. This bird is a non native bird that has come to America and is now competeing with Robins and other native birds for nesting areas.
Three have the American robin as their State bird: Connecticut. Michigan. Wisconsin.
The robin is the state bird of Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
It is the Robin.
the state bird of wisconsin is the American Robin adopted in 1949, have fun with this answer!!
It is not known why the American robin was chosen as the state bird for Connecticut. It was chosen to become the state bird in 1943.
The state bird of Michigan is the American Robin.
The state bird of Connecticut is the American Robin.
The American Robin is the state bird of Michigan.
The American Robin is the state bird of Michigan.
The state bird of Michigan is the American Robin.
American Robin is Michigan's state bird
Connecticut's state bird is the American Robin whose classification is Turdus migratorius. It was adopted in 1943. The American Robin is a migratory songbird of the thrush family which is grayish in color but has an orange-ish patch on the chest which gives it its name.