The Robin is 23 to 28 centimeters tall with gray and red feathers. It lives in forests. It has a pleasant sound like a singing whistle. The robin is known for finding worms in the ground. They also flock together in groups. The Robin is important to the state of Wisconsin because they took a survey of the state’s school children to determine their preference for a state bird. The Robin became the state bird of Wisconsin in 1913.
  


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 The Wood Violet is four inches tall with lavender, purple and white petals. It grows in the eastern United States in wet woodland and meadow areas. It sometimes grows along roads. The Wood Violet is used for making candies and jellies. The Wood Violet is important in the state of Wisconsin because the wood violet got selected as the state flower by a vote of school children in 1908 and became official in 1948.

The Sugar Maple is 60 to 75 feet tall with bright yellow, burnt orange, or red leaves. It grows in New England and the great lakes states such as Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York. The Sugar Maple is used for making maple syrup. The Sugar Maple is important to the state of Wisconsin because school children had a statewide vote to pick the state tree. The Sugar Maple became the state tree of Wisconsin in 1949.

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The Wisconsin flag has a dark blue background with the state shield in the middle. The word Wisconsin appears on the top in white letters. In the middle of the flag is the state shield. There are four pictures that show how people work in Wisconsin. In the upper left section is a picture of a piece of farming equipment. In the upper right section is a picture of a shovel and a pick ax, which is a symbol of mining. In the lower right section is a picture of an anchor, which is a symbol of sailing on water. In the lower left is a picture of an arm holding a hammer, which shows that Wisconsin has lots of factories where people build things. In the center you see the great seal of the United States, which means that Wisconsin supports the Union. Under the shield there is a cornucopia and a pile of lead. The cornucopia shows food that grows in Wisconsin. Lead represents minerals that are found in Wisconsin. On top of the shield there is a badger, which is Wisconsin’s state animal. The state motto “forward” is above the badger. There is a picture of a miner and a sailor holding the shield, which means people in Wisconsin work on water and land. The Wisconsin flag was adopted in 1863.    

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