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Posted in 2010 Bird Quizzes on Sep 3rd, 2010
Last week’s quiz featured a widespread North American species that breeds both near some coastlines and on inland lakes, but Winters mostly along the coastlines of more southerly states. This particular photo showed an example of an adult Forster’s Tern (Sterna fosteri) that is molting from Winter plumage to breeding plumage. For this week, another [...]
Posted in 2010 Bird Quizzes on Aug 27th, 2010
Last week’s quiz was a tough one, a juvenile Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula). The smallest of the North American grackle species, the young males lack the trademark yellow eye they will have as an adult. We’ll head to the shore for our quiz this week – good luck and great birding! click image to view [...]
Posted in 2010 Bird Quizzes on Aug 20th, 2010
Last week’s quiz bird was a juvenile Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana). In keeping with the theme, for this week another potentially challenging juvenile. As always, good luck and great birding!
Posted in 2010 Bird Quizzes on Aug 13th, 2010
To see last week’s quiz bird, Least Grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus), in the U.S. you will have to make your way south to the Rio Grande Valley in Texas. For this week, since there are a lot of challenging juvenile birds around, I have one just for you. Good luck and great birding!
Posted in 2010 Bird Quizzes on Aug 6th, 2010
Last week’s quiz bird was a challenge. Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers can be difficult to tell apart in the field as they are so similar. While the Hairy is larger – about the length of a robin – if they aren’t close, size can be deceiving. The best method is bill length, but even that [...]
Posted in 2010 Bird Quizzes on Jul 30th, 2010
Last week’s quiz bird was a species found in the arid southwest, Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre). For this week, a a widespread species that can be a real challenge in the field – good luck and great birding!
Posted in 2010 Bird Quizzes on Jul 23rd, 2010
Last week’s quiz bird was a small member of the sandpiper family that can be found along the coastline in many parts of the world, Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres). For this week we’ll head to a very different habitat – good luck and great birding!
Posted in 2010 Bird Quizzes on Jul 16th, 2010
The bird in last week’s quiz was a species that breeds in the eastern part of North America and migrates to northwestern South America, male Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea). For this week, a bird of the shore – good luck & great birding!
Posted in 2010 Bird Quizzes on Jul 9th, 2010
Last week’s quiz bird was a Trumpeter Swan, photographed in Alaska on the Kenai Peninsula. For this week we’ll venture out into the forest – good luck and great birding!
Posted in 2010 Bird Quizzes on Jul 2nd, 2010
Last week’s quiz proved to be a little tougher than I though it might, the answer is Greater Sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) and this bird was photographed a few miles north of Bryce Canyon National Park. On this water this week for the mystery bird – good luck and great birding!
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