Intermediate Quiz #2

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Here's our second quiz for intermediate birders. We continue with some species that are relatively common across the US.

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Question 1

A	Eastern Bluebird Hint: Eastern Bluebird is also bluish on top and orange on bottom, but has a short squared tail and lacks the orange patch above the bill seen here.
B	Purple Martin Hint: Purple Martin is uniformly dark purplish-black on top and bottom.
C	Cliff Swallow Hint: Cliff Swallow has a squared off tail and a buffy collar, neither of which are present on this bird.
D	Barn Swallow Hint: Yes. The long, pointed tail is the main clue, supported by the dark blue upperparts and orangey underside.
E	Bank Swallow Hint: Bank Swallow has a white throat and brownish upperparts.

Question 2

A	Scarlet Tanager Hint: Scarlet Tanager has similar body color, but black wings and tail.
B	Northern Cardinal Hint: Northern Cardinal has a black face mask.
C	Summer Tanager Hint: Excellent. Summer Tanager is brilliant red all over with a yellow bill.
D	Red Crossbill Hint: The color is right, but the bill is wrong.
E	Vermillion Flycatcher Hint: Vermillion Flycatcher has a brilliant red body, but dark bill, tail, and wings, and a black eye stripe.

Question 3

A	Fox Sparrow Hint: Fox Sparrow has a heavily streaked belly
B	White-throated Sparrow Hint: White-throated Sparrow has a sharply defined white throat set off from a gray breast and a strong white supercillium.
C	American Tree Sparrow Hint: Yes. The bi-colored bill, rusty cap, and mostly clear undersides with a central spot are all characteristics of American Tree Sparrow.
D	Field Sparrow Hint: Field Sparrow has an all-pink bill and has a gray face that lacks the rufous eye-stripe.
E	Chipping Sparrow Hint: Chipping Sparrow has a gray face with a black eye-stripe and a white throat.

Question 4

A	American Oystercatcher Hint: American Oystercatcher is unmistakeable, with its long bright orange bill, bright eye, and sharply patterned body.
B	Black-necked Stilt Hint: Black-necked Stilt is a wader, but has a long thin, dark, bill and much longer delicate legs.
C	Black Oystercatcher Hint: Black Oystercatcher has an all-black body.
D	Black Skimmer Hint: Black Skimmer has a black eye, white on the face, and a long orange bill that is not as narrow as this bill.
E	American Avocet Hint: American Avocet is a wader, but has a long thin, dark, upturned bill and much longer legs.

Question 5

A	Louisiana Waterthrush Hint: Louisiana Waterthrush has streaks on the breast, but also has a much smaller bill, a shorter tail, and brown, not rufous upperparts.
B	Wood Thrush Hint: Wood Thrush has a shorter bill and a dark eye, and has prominent spots instead of the streaking of this bird.
C	Fox Sparrow Hint: Fox Sparrow has rufous spots on the breast and a much shorter bill.
D	Hermit Thrush Hint: The bill on this bird is too large for a Hermit Thrush, and Hermit Thrush has less extensive streaks/spots.
E	Brown Thrasher Hint: Correct. The heavily streaked breast, yellow eye, and rufous upperparts all point towards Brown Thrasher.

Question 6

A	Varied Thrush Hint: Varied Thrush does not have a black throat.
B	Orchard Oriole Hint: Well done. The deep chestnut underparts and black hood point towards Orchard Oriole.
C	Baltimore Oriole Hint: The underside of Baltimore is rich orange, not as dark as this bird.
D	American Robin Hint: American Robin does not have the chestnut covert of this bird, has less black on the throat, and has a lighter bill.
E	American Redstart Hint: American Redstart is extensively black and orange, but has a smaller bill, and has a white belly.

Question 7

A	Lesser Scaup Hint: Lesser Scaup has a dark greenish head and breast and a yellow eye.
B	Canvasback Hint: Canvasback has a dark reddish-brown head, black breast, and black bill.
C	American Wigeon Hint: American Wigeon has a mostly light orangey-brown body.
D	Gadwall Hint: Gadwall is mostly gray, including the head
E	Northern Pintail Hint: Ye. The elegant pattern of the Northern Pintail is unmistakeable, with the brown head with the distinctive white stripe and the elongated tail.

Question 8

A	Sandwich Tern Hint: Yes. This is a non-breeding Sandwich Tern. The black bill with the yellow tip is diagnostic. In breeding plumage its cap will become all-black.
B	Least Tern Hint: The bill of an adult Least Tern is all yellow.
C	Forster's Tern Hint: Adult Forster's Tern has a nearly opposite bill pattern: yellowish-orange at the base with a black tip.
D	Elegant Tern Hint: Elegant Tern has a uniformly yellow or orange bill, depending on its age.
E	Common Tern Hint: Non-breeding Common Tern has an all-black bill without the obvious yellow tip seen here.

Question 9

A	Grace's Warbler Hint: Grace's Warbler has a yellow throat and breast.
B	Townsend's Warbler Hint: Townsend's Warbler has a black throat and a yellow and black facial pattern.
C	Black-and-White Warbler Hint: Black-and-White Warbler is completely black and white, without any yellow.
D	Yellow-rumped Warbler Hint: Correct! The 'Myrtle' Yellow-rumped Warbler has a white throat, black face mask, yellow path on the side and a yellow rump.
E	Hermit Warbler Hint: Hermit Warbler has a nearly all yellow face and a black throat.

Question 10

A	American Pipit Hint: American Pipit has a shorter, pointy bill and streaked underparts.
B	Brown Creeper Hint: The bill of Brown Creeper is clearly downcurved, and its underside is white.
C	House Wren Hint: Yes. House Wren is uniformly dullish brown and gray, with a long bill and barred wings and tail.
D	Carolina Wren Hint: Carolina Wren has a bright white supercillium and light buffy underparts.
E	Winter Wren Hint: Winter Wren has a smaller bill and a tiny tail.

Question 11

A	Cooper's Hawk Hint: Adult Cooper's Hawk has solid slaty gray wings, lacking the white marking on the wings of this bird.
B	Broad-winged Hawk Hint: Broad-winged Hawk does not have the lightly barred underparts and white marking on the wings of this bird.
C	Red-tailed Hawk Hint: Red-tailed Hawk has a belly band and does not have a gray head .
D	Sharp-shinned Hawk Hint: Adult Sharp-shinned Hawk has solid slaty gray wings, lacking the white marking on the wings of this bird.
E	Red-shouldered Hawk Hint: An adult Florida Red-shouldered Hawk, with pale gray head, extensive white marking on the wings, and barred orange underparts.

Question 12

A	Sanderling Hint: Well done. Sanderling is a small extremely pale shorebird that often feeds by running in and out of waves on the shoreline.
B	Semi-palmated Sandpiper Hint: Semi-palmated Sandpiper is browner, with a smaller bill
C	Ruddy Turnstone Hint: Ruddy Turnstone is darker, with a noticeable broad neck patch and yellow legs.
D	White-rumped Sandpiper Hint: White-rumped Sandpiper has a white eyebrow and longer bill.
E	Dunlin Hint: Dunlin is grayer, with a longer, drooping bill.

Question 13

A	Magnolia Warbler Hint: Yes. The bright yellow belly with prominent black stripes, and the dark-tipped tail are indicative of a Magnolia Warbler.
B	Yellow Warbler Hint: Yellow Warbler is uniformly yellow, with thin reddish streaks on its belly in adult males.
C	Prairie Warbler Hint: Prairie Warbler also has yellow undersides with black streaks, but they do not meet in the black 'necklace' seen here, and its face is all yellow.
D	Yellow-throated Warbler Hint: Yellow-throated Warbler does not have the bold black streaking seen here.
E	Townsend's Warbler Hint: Townsend's Warbler also has a yellow breast with bold black stripes, but has a black throat and lacks the white supercillium seen here.

Question 14

A	Lapland Longspur Hint: Longspurs have shorter stout bills and lack the face mask and yellow throat of this bird.
B	Western Meadowlark Hint: Meadowlarks have long thin bills and broad dark 'V' on their breast.
C	Eastern Meadowlark Hint: Meadowlarks have long thin bills and broad dark 'V' on their breast.
D	American Pipit Hint: American Pipit has a streaked breast and a long thin bill.
E	Horned Lark Hint: Yes. The dark mask and breastband and unstreaked belly are indicative of Horned Lark. Its position on the ground is another clue.

Question 15

A	Cape May Warbler Hint: Cape May Warbler has a yellow breast but with black streaks and has a rufous eye patch, not a rufous cap.
B	Palm Warbler Hint: Yes. the rufous cap and yellow breast with rufous streaks are indicative of a Palm Warbler.
C	Wilson's Warbler Hint: Wilson's Warbler is yellow but has a black cap.
D	Yellow Warbler Hint: Yellow Warbler has a yellow breast with rufous streaks, but does not have a rufous cap.
E	Common Yellowthroat Hint: Common Yellowthroat has a distinctive wide black face mask.

Question 16

A	Semi-palmated Sandpiper Hint: Semi-palmated Sandpiper is drabber, without the breast band, and with a much longer bill.
B	Wilson's Plover Hint: Wilson's Plover has an all-black bill that is much longer bill than the one on this bird.
C	Semi-palmated Plover Hint: Yes. Semi-palmated Plover has a short yellow-and-black bill and single breast band.
D	Killdeer Hint: Killdeer has two black breast bands and a longer bill.
E	Ruddy Turnstone Hint: Ruddy Turnstone has a longer, pointier bill and a broader, more rounded breast band.

Question 17

A	Black-crowned Night-heron Hint: Yes. A gorgeous adult Black-crowned Night-heron, with its red eye, steely gray cap and wings, and white underparts.
B	Tricolored Heron Hint: Tricolored Heron is long-necked and long-billed relative to this bird.
C	Green Heron Hint: Green Heron has extensive rufous coloring, not the clean steely gray and white of this bird.
D	Yellow-crowned Night-heron Hint: Yellow-crowned Night-heron has a white cheek patch offset by black markings around the eye and throat.
E	Little Blue Heron Hint: Adult Little Blue Heron is nearly all blue.

Question 18

A	Townsend's Warbler Hint: Townsend's Warbler has a black throat.
B	Magnolia Warbler Hint: Magnolia Warbler has a yellow throat and belly with thick black streaks on its flanks.
C	Blackburnian Warbler Hint: Correct. The unmistakeable adult male Blackburnian Warbler has a flame-colored throat, large white wing patch, and black streaks along its flanks.
D	Cape May Warbler Hint: Cape May Warbler has a rufous patch surrounding its eye (not black) and black streaks up to its throat.
E	Yellow-throated Warbler Hint: Yellow-throated Warbler has a lighter yellow throat and lacks the large white wing patch of this bird.

Question 19

A	Eastern Kingbird Hint: Yes. The white tips of the tail feathers is a big clue, combined with the bill size, clear white belly and uniform dark upperparts.
B	Northern Shrike Hint: Northern Shrike has a black face mask and light gray cap, with a hooked bill
C	Eastern Pewee Hint: Eastern Pewee has grayer underside compared to the clear white of this bird.
D	Eastern Phoebe Hint: Eastern Phoebe has grayer underside compared to the clear white of this bird.
E	Northern Mockingbird Hint: Northern Mockingbird is more uniformly light gray, with a yellow eye.

Question 20

A	Rusty Blackbird Hint: Rusty Blackbird can have an overall dark look, but has a yellow eye and thinner bill.
B	Purple Martin Hint: Good! This is an adult male Purple Martin, identified by the overall blue-black color and the swallow-like bill.
C	Mountain Bluebird Hint: Mountain Bluebird is nearly all blue, but a much lighter shade, and has a thinner bill.
D	Shiny Cowbird Hint: Similar to this bird, Shiny Cowbird can have a glossy dark color over its whole body, but the bill is the key.
E	Common Grackle Hint: Common Grackle adults have a yellow eye, a longer tail, and browner coloring in the body.

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