Advanced Quiz #2

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Our second advanced quiz presents some species that have more limited distribution across the United States.

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Question 1

A	Killdeer Hint: Killdeer has a darker back and two black breastbands.
B	Piping Plover Hint: Yes. Piping Plover is a small pale bird with a single black breast band and an orange-and-black bill and yellow legs.
C	Semipalmated Plover Hint: Semipalmated Plover has a similar bill and breast band, but has a darker brown back
D	Wilson's Plover Hint: Wilson's Plover has a darker back and a longer black bill.
E	Snowy Plover Hint: Snowy Plover is similarly pale, but has a black bill and gray legs.

Question 2

A	Eastern Bluebird Hint: Eastern Bluebird has an orange throat.
B	Indigo Bunting Hint: Indigo Bunting also is uniform blue, but a bit darker, and the bill is not a short bunting-type bill.
C	Western Bluebird Hint: Western Bluebird has an orange chest.
D	Pinyon Jay Hint: The fairly uniform blue coloring is similar to this bird, but Pinyon Jay has a larger bill.
E	Mountain Bluebird Hint: Yes. Mountain Bluebird...a nearly uniform blue coloring with a hint of white near the vent.

Question 3

A	Pectoral Sandpiper Hint: Yes. The distinct border between the streaked breast and white belly is typical for Pectoral Sandpiper.
B	Upland Sandpiper Hint: Upland Sandpiper has a small head and thin neck, and lacks the dense breast pattern.
C	Greater Yellowlegs Hint: Although this bird has yellow legs, Greater Yellowlegs has a much longer thinner bill.
D	Lesser Yellowlegs Hint: Although this bird has yellow legs, Lesser Yellowlegs has a much longer thinner bill.
E	Solitary Sandpiper Hint: Solitary Sandpiper has darker back with small white spots.

Question 4

A	Lincoln's Sparrow Hint: Lincoln's Sparrow has a buffy breast with fine black streaks.
B	Rufous-crowned Sparrow Hint: Rufous-crowned Sparrow has a gray breast and a white malar stripe.
C	Field Sparrow Hint: Field Sparrow does not have black on the face, and has a noticeably pink bill.
D	Swamp Sparrow Hint: Yes. the dark gray cheek and face with the black eye stripe and rusty crown point to Swamp Sparrow.
E	Chipping Sparrow Hint: Chipping Sparrow has a gray face, but with a white supercilium and white wing bars.

Question 5

A	Clark's Nutcracker Hint: Yes. Clark's Nutcracker has an all-gray body and black wings with an oversized bill.
B	Northern Shrike Hint: Northern Shrike has a gray body and black wings, but has a black face mask and a smaller bill.
C	Northern Mockingbird Hint: Northern Mockingbird has gray wings with white wing bars.
D	Black-billed Magpie Hint: Black-billed Magpie has an all-black head and extremely long tail.
E	Gray Jay Hint: Gray Jay has a much smaller bill, and has no black on the wings.

Question 6

A	Whimbrel Hint: Correct. The long decurved bill can only be on a curlew or Whimbrel, but Curlew bills are longer than the one seen here.
B	Long-billed Dowitcher Hint: Long-billed Dowitcher has a long, but straight bill.
C	Marbled Godwit Hint: Marbled Godwit has a long upturned bill.
D	Willet Hint: Willet has a long, but straight bill.
E	Long-billed Curlew Hint: The bill of Long-billed Curlew is actually longer than the one on this bird (!).

Question 7

A	Veery Hint: Veery is much more reddish overall than this grayish-brown bird.
B	Gray-cheeked Thrush Hint: Yes. The moderately spotted breast, gray cheek and lack of a clear eye-ring point to Gray-cheeked Thrush.
C	Hermit Thrush Hint: Hermit Thrush has a noticeably reddish tail distinct from the color on its back.
D	Clay-colored Robin Hint: Clay-colored Robin does not have spots on its breast.
E	Swainson's Thrush Hint: Swainson's Thrush has a clear eye-ring lacking here.

Question 8

A	Ladder-backed Woodpecker Hint: Ladder-backed Woodpecker has a black-and-white striped back, but a black-and-white face too.
B	Golden-fronted Woodpecker Hint: Golden-fronted Woodpecker has a yellowish nape on back of a brown head.
C	Gila Woodpecker Hint: Well done! Gila Woodpecker has an all-brown head and black-and-white striped back.
D	Red-bellied Woodpecker Hint: Red-bellied Woodpecker has a red nape on back of a brown head.
E	Northern Flicker Hint: Northern Flicker has a brown back with black stripes and a gray nape.

Question 9

A	Hooded Oriole Hint: Female Hooded Oriole has a yellow body and head, but lacks the extensive black on its head and breast.
B	Scott's Oriole Hint: Well done. Scott's Oriole has a bright yellow body with a black head and breast.
C	Bullock's Oriole Hint: Bullock's Oriole is never this yellow, and the black throat patch is not as extensive as seen in this bird.
D	Audubon's Oriole Hint: Audubon's Oriole also has a bright yellow body with a black face and neck, but the black doesn't go as far down as in this bird.
E	Orchard Oriole Hint: Orchard Oriole is never this yellow, and the black throat patch is not as extensive as seen in this bird.

Question 10

A	Lewis's Woodpecker Hint: Lewis's Woodpecker has a dark greenish back and red face.
B	Williamson's Sapsucker Hint: Williamson's Sapsucker is also mostly black with a white wing bar, but Williamson's has a broader wing bar, and its facial pattern is completely different.
C	Black-backed Woodpecker Hint: Although this bird has a black back, the Black-backed Woodpecker has a mostly black face and horizontal stripes on the belly, not vertical streaks..
D	Acorn Woodpecker Hint: Yes. That yellow eye surrounded in a sea of black is the big clue of this mostly western bird.
E	Gila Woodpecker Hint: Gila Woodpecker has an tawny brown head and nape and a barred black-and-white back.

Question 11

A	Lark Sparrow Hint: No. Lark Sparrow has a more prominently marked facial pattern.
B	Fox Sparrow Hint: The streaks on a Fox Sparrow are larger and rusty in color.
C	Song Sparrow Hint: Song Sparrow is also streaked but lacks the yellow patch by the eye.
D	Lincoln's Sparrow Hint: Lincoln's Sparrow has streaks, but on a buffy breast.
E	Savannah Sparrow Hint: Yes. The yellow patch by the eye and the streaked breast are typical of a Savannah Sparrow.

Question 12

A	Bobolink Hint: No. Male Bobolink is mostly black and the female lacks the black bib.
B	House Sparrow Hint: House Sparrow has a black bib, but does not have nay yellow on its breast or belly.
C	Eastern Meadowlark Hint: Eastern Meadowlark has the black bib and yellow belly, but with a pointier bill and streaks on the side of its breast.
D	Dickcissel Hint: Yes. Dickcissel has the black bib on a yellow breast.

Question 13

A	Purple Sandpiper Hint: Purple Sandpiper has a longer drooping bill, lacks the clear white underside, and is not as darkly plumaged above.
B	Black Turnstone Hint: Yes. Black Turnstone is an overall dark shorebird with a relatively short bill.
C	Ruddy Turnstone Hint: Ruddy Turnstone is lighter above, with a rounded dark breast patch.
D	Wandering Tattler Hint: Wandering Tattler has a much longer and narrower bill, and is overall light gray with yellow legs.
E	Surfbird Hint: Surfbird has yellow legs, lighter plumage, and an orange-and-black bill.

Question 14

A	Greater Yellowlegs Hint: Greater Yellowlegs is not as dark as this bird and has a longer bill.
B	Solitary Sandpiper Hint: The mostly dark pattern with small white spots and the obvious eye-ring are indicative of Solitary Sandpiper.
C	Willet Hint: Willet is a much grayer bird than this one and does not have the obvious eye ring.
D	Lesser Yellowlegs Hint: Lesser Yellowlegs is not as dark as this bird and looks more delicate.
E	Spotted Sandpiper Hint: Spotted Sandpiper has shorter legs and has a more heavily spotted belly.

Question 15

A	Eastern Phoebe Hint: Eastern Phoebe has a uniform dusky chest and belly.
B	Olive-sided Flycatcher Hint: Yes. Often perched high on naked snags, the dark vest of the Olive-sided Flycatcher surrounding its white belly is diagnostic.
C	Western Kingbird Hint: Western Kingbird has a yellow belly.
D	Eastern Wood-Pewee Hint: Eastern Wood-Pewee has a uniform dusky chest and belly.
E	Eastern Kingbird Hint: Eastern Kingbird has a clean white belly and black back

Question 16

A	Virginia's Warbler Hint: Virginia's Warbler has a gray head and bold eye ring, but lacks the extensive yellow underside of this bird.
B	Connecticut Warbler Hint: The gray hood on a Connecticut Warbler extends much further down to its breast.
C	Canada Warbler Hint: Canada Warbler has yellow undersides, but has a yellow eye ring, a darker gray head, and a distinctive black 'necklace' on its breast.
D	Nashville Warbler Hint: Well done. The yellow undersides, gray head, and bold white eye ring are indicative of Nashville Warbler
E	Yellow-throated Vireo Hint: Yellow-throated Vireo has white belly and vent and has a yellowish head.

Question 17

A	Western Grebe Hint: Western Grebe has a much longer bill that is yellow
B	Horned Grebe Hint: Yes. The short pointed bill indicates grebe, and the black head and white cheek is indicative of Horned Grebe.
C	Eared Grebe Hint: Eared Grebe has a black cap, but a gray cheek.
D	Red-throated Loon Hint: Red-throated Loon has thinner needle-like bill.
E	Clark's Grebe Hint: Clark's Grebe has a much longer bill that is yellow

Question 18

A	Razorbill Hint: Razorbill has a much larger bill with a white line through it.
B	Common Murre Hint: The bill of Common Murre is much longer and narrower.
C	Marbled Murrelet Hint: Marbled Murrelet does not have an all-black back, and its bill is short but much thicker.
D	Pigeon Guillemot Hint: Pigeon Guillemot lacks that black-and-white facial pattern of this bird and has a pointier bill.
E	Dovekie Hint: Yes. The short stubby bill and black neck band are typical of the diminutive Dovekie.

Question 19

A	Orange-crowned Warbler Hint: Orange-crowned Warbler does not have the black-and-white facial pattern seen here.
B	Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Hint: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher has a plain face and long tail.
C	Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hint: Ruby-crowned Kinglet has a plain face with an eye ring.
D	Bushtit Hint: Bushtit has a plain face and long tail.
E	Golden-crowned Kinglet Hint: Yes. The crown with its black border is barely visible, but the tiny bill, black-and-white facial pattern, and yellow on the primaries indicate Golden-crowned Kinglet.

Question 20

A	Mexican Chickadee Hint: Mexican Chickadee has a black cap.
B	Boreal Chickadee Hint: Yes. The brown cap distinguishes Boreal Chickadee from the others.
C	Chestnut-backed Chickadee Hint: Chestnut-backed Chickadee has a black cap.
D	Mountain Chickadee Hint: Mountain Chickadee has a black cap and black eye stripe.
E	Carolina Chickadee Hint: Carolina Chickadee has a black cap.

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