Avery: Blog Of The Day

Yellowhammer is Alabama's nickname because a long time ago the confederate soldiers got these cool new costumes... well uniforms to wear during wars. The costumes were green (I think) with (I know this part) little yellow parts on them. Little bits of yellow. So one day Will Arnett came around and started yelling super loud "Yellowhammer! Yellowhammer!" Everyone laughed at him a lot. Later the Confederate soldiers were calling themselves the Yellowhammer(s). That is when they made the nickname for Alabama. Now... a Yellowhammer is Alabama's state bird! It is super pretty! Here is were I found my answers!