There are dozens of colleges in the United States who have birds as their mascot. Birds can be highly defensive of their territories and many can be fierce when provoked. With this type of reputation, some birds can make perfect mascots for a university or college. While the school may not be known as the particular bird below, each school has a bird as its mascot.

Below is a list of birds that serve as college mascots for schools throughout the country. Each mascot has a persona of its own, but it generally jives with the actual personality of the species of bird.

American University - Eagle
Auburn University - Eagle
Ball State University - Cardinal
Barry University - Parrot
Boston College - Eagle
Bowling Green State University - Falcon
Brandeis University - Owl
Eastern Michigan University - Eagle
Eastern Washington University - Eagle
Emory University - Eagle
Florida Atlantic University - Owl
Florida Gulf Coast University - Eagle
Georgia Southern University - Eagle
Illinois State University - Cardinal (Redbirds)
Jacksonville State University - Rooster
Johns Hopkins University - Blue Jay
Kennesaw State University - Owl
Liberty University - Eagle
Marquette University - Golden Eagle
Miami University - Red Hawk
Millersville University - Parrot
Morehead State University - Eagle

Mount Union College - Macaw
Oral Roberts University - Eagle
Pomona College - Sagehen
Rice University - Owl
Saint Joseph's University - Hawk

Saint Peter's College - Peacock
Southeast Missouri State University - Red Hawk
Stevens Institute of Technology - Duck
SUNY Brockport - Eagle
Temple University - Owl
Tennessee Tech University - Eagle

Tulane University - Pelican
UMass Lowell - River Hawk
United States Air Force Academy - Falcon
University of Charleston - Eagle
University of Denver - Red tailed Hawk
University of Iowa - Hawk
University of Kansas - Blue Jay
University of Louisville - Cardinal
University of Miami - Ibis
University of North Carolina Wilmington - Seahawk
University of North Florida - Osprey
University of North Texas - Eagle
University of Oregon - Duck
University of South Carolina - Rooster
University of Southern Indiana - Eagle
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - Mockingbird
University of Utah - Red tailed Hawk
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater - Hawk
Winthrop University - Eagle
Youngstown State University - Penguin