Evergreen State's bird, voted in by school kids over a decade
Washington adopted the American Goldfinch in 1951 after years of school-children voting. The bird is technically the Willow Goldfinch in WA naming — same species, evergreen-state name. Yellow against Doug fir is unmistakable.
Where it fits
The American Goldfinch is the official state bird of:
Iowa (1933) · New Jersey (1935) · Washington (1951)
Three states from coast to coast. Same yellow flash, same thistle-seed habit.
Why a Goldfinch
- The male turns gold each spring. A bright flash against the Cascades' green and the Olympic Peninsula's gray.
- It eats only seeds. Strict vegetarian. Pacific NW principles in feathered form.
- It nests late. July-August, on its own calendar.
What "rebel" adds in Washington
Washington is Pacific Northwest range — coastal rain, Cascade snow, eastern desert — and a maker culture that runs from coffee to aerospace. The Rebel Goldfinch is for the version of you that hikes more than you post, that builds something with your hands, that takes the back road through the orchards. Evergreen State character: place-rooted, makers, neighbor-first when it counts.
Coming soon
The Rebel Goldfinch Collection is in design. Same premium blanks as the Loon and Meadowlark lines, same DTF print quality, same Upper-Midwest design / USA print pipeline.
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