That's Still on the Slope

“Okay, I’ll give ‘em the right to designate the official state bird, but that’s it."

The above was penned by Micha Ghertner at Catallarchy after reading a post by Glen Whitman titled “Regulating Healthcare = Regulating Religion." Glen’s post looks at the state of California’s Supreme Court ruling that the Catholic Church in California must provide birth control for its employees.

Maybe the states’ shouldn’t have the right to pick the state bird.  Prime example.  The state of Michigan chose the Robin as the state bird.  Unfortunately, the bird leaves the state every Winter and only returns in the Spring.  Unlike, say, the Black Capped Chickadee which hangs around all year round.

Posted by on 03/02 at 05:54 AM

  1. Seems appropriate, though, given what you were saying the other day about the wolverine having apparently left the state in 1837 and only just returned via a Canadian trash truck.

    I understand, however, that the actual Michigan state animal is the white-tailed deer. Those can be found mounted on walls all over the state.

    Posted by Andrew Rogers  on  03/02  at  10:46 AM

  2. Andrew, true enough about deer on walls all over the state.  Interesting to note that 300 years ago, plus or minus, they estimate the white-tail deer herd size was at 200,000.  Today, that number is 1,800,000.  That’s alot of dang deer.  DNR management or mismanagement?

    Posted by  on  03/02  at  07:30 PM

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