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Herky the Hawk, c. 1955. In 1948, journalism instructor Richard Spencer III, drew a caricature of a hawk for the university's athletic department, who was looking for a symbol to represent the athletic teams. The university liked the drawing and adapted it, but left the naming of the bird to the fans through a statewide contest.
Symbol Notes Adopted Image Bird: American Goldfinch: Spinus tristis (synonym: Carduelis tristis) 1933 Flag: Flag of Iowa: Specified in Iowa Code - Title I Chapter IB [2] 1921 Flower: Wild Rose: No one species is established by the legislature, but the wild prairie rose (Rosa arkansana — synonym: Rosa pratincola) is most often used. 1897 Rock ...
State flag: : State seal: : State motto: : Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain State nickname: : The Hawkeye State: State bird: : Eastern Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
"As a symbol, a hawk is a reminder to see the world from thirty yards above; to see the big picture," Dubois explains. Encountering a hawk invites us to similarly elevate our perspective.
Red-tailed hawk (state raptor) Buteo jamaicensis: 2019 [67] Oklahoma: Wild turkey (state game bird) Meleagris gallopavo: 1990 [68] Oregon: Osprey (state raptor) Pandion haliaetus: 2017 [69] Pennsylvania: Ruffed grouse (state game bird) Bonasa umbellus: 1931 [3] South Carolina: Northern mockingbird (former state bird) Mimus polyglottos: 1939 ...
In 1917, Iowa was one of three states that had no banner. [3] An early rendition of Iowa's flag, pictured in the Des Moines Register on May 12, 1917. The flag was designed by DAR member and Knoxville, Iowa, resident Dixie Cornell Gebhardt, who was prompted to create the design by Iowa guardsmen. [4]
In addition to its main logo, the Iowa State Fair launches a new theme each year. For 2024, the Iowa State Fair's "Fair Fever" theme features color images with illustrations at the fair including ...
The Hawk – mascot of the Saint Joseph's Hawks; flaps its "wings" without interruption (even during halftime) throughout SJU basketball games [13] Hendrix the Husky – mascot of the Washington-Tacoma Huskies; Herbie Husker – mascot of the Nebraska Cornhuskers; Herky the Hawk – mascot of the Iowa Hawkeyes, a hawk-like bird of indeterminate ...