Beginners Quiz #1

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This quiz is designed for beginning birders of all ages. In this quiz your first goal is simply to identify the family that the quiz bird belongs to. If you know the correct species name, that is even better. When you select the correct answer, the full name of the species will be revealed.

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Question 1

A	A Sparrow
B	A Chickadee Hint: Yes! This is a Black-capped Chickadee.
C	A Finch
D	A Thrush
E	A Warbler

Question 2

A	A Falcon
B	A Vulture
C	An Owl Hint: Correct! This is a Barred Owl.
D	A Hawk
E	An Eagle

Question 3

A	An Egret
B	A Goose
C	A Gull Hint: Yes. This is an adult Ring-billed Gull, well-named due to the black ring around its bill. This is our most common mid-sized gull.
D	A Duck
E	A Tern

Question 4

A	A Duck
B	A Goose
C	A Razorbill
D	A Pelican
E	A Puffin Hint: Correct! This is an Atlantic Puffin.

Question 5

A	A Bluebird Hint: Although our bird is mostly blue, it is not the in the group of species called 'Bluebirds'.
B	A Jay Hint: This is our common Blue Jay, a bird that has many types of 'songs', often found in small flocks calling to each other.
C	A Cardinal Hint: A Cardinal would be mostly red.
D	A Crow Hint: Crows are black.
E	A Nuthatch

Question 6

A	A Blackbird Hint: Yes. This is a Red-Winged Blackbird.
B	An Oriole
C	A Robin
D	A Crow
E	A Tanager

Question 7

A	A Grouse
B	A Tern
C	A Gull
D	A Pheasant
E	A Dove Hint: Although usually just called a called a 'pigeon', the official name of this common bird found in city parks is Rock Dove.

Question 8

A	An Osprey Hint: An Osprey would have a black mask across the face and a dark tail.
B	An Owl
C	A Falcon
D	A Vulture
E	An Eagle Hint: The all-white head and tail indicates that this is a mature Bald Eagle. Immature bald eagles do not have the white head or tail.

Question 9

A	A Goose
B	A Duck Hint: Correct: This is an American Black Duck.
C	A Swan
D	An Egret
E	A Heron

Question 10

A	A Warbler
B	A Tanager
C	A Wren
D	A Woodpecker Hint: Yes. This is a beautiful adult male Red-headed Woodpecker, one of our less-common woodpeckers. The long bill and feeding posture are typical of woodpeckers.
E	A Finch

Question 11

A	A Stork
B	An Ibis
C	A Goose
D	An Eagle
E	A Heron Hint: This is the Great Blue Heron, a very large bird that can be found in ponds, marshes, and along the seashore.

Question 12

A	A Goose
B	A Pelican
C	A Duck
D	A Swan Hint: Yes. This is a Mute Swan.
E	A Puffin

Question 13

A	An Osprey
B	An Eagle
C	A Falcon
D	A Hawk
E	A Vulture Hint: Yes. This is a Turkey Vulture.

Question 14

A	A Hawk Hint: Correct. This is a Red-tailed Hawk, perhaps our most common hawk. We can see a bit of the red tail in this adult.
B	A Turkey
C	An Eagle
D	A Grouse Hint: Look at the bill. It is not grouse-like.
E	A Vulture

Question 15

A	A Cockatoo
B	A Toucan Hint: Great answer! This is a Keel-billed Toucan. They are not found in North America, but they are easy to identify by the extremely long colorful bill.
C	A Parakeet
D	A Parrot
E	An Oriole

Question 16

A	An Osprey Hint: Osprey has a white head with a black facial mask.
B	A Hawk
C	A Vulture Hint: The lack of feathers on the head indicates that this is a vulture. The all-black color, especially on the head indicates that this is a Black Vulture.
D	An Eagle
E	A Heron

Question 17

A	A Cardinal Hint: Male Cardinals would be all red, not just having a red head, and would not have white on the wings.
B	A Jay
C	A Warbler Hint: Warblers have narrower, pointy bills.
D	A Finch Hint: Good answer! The conical bill indicates this is a finch. The red color in the head is typical for a male House Finch.
E	A Sparrow

Question 18

A	A Warbler
B	A Tanager Hint: Some tanagers are nearly all red, but they don't have the black mask that this bird has.
C	A Woodpecker
D	A Cardinal Hint: This is a male Northern Cardinal, one of the most distinctive common birds to identify due to its bright red color, black mask, and colorful conical bill.
E	A Sparrow

Question 19

A	A Wren. Hint: The long, narrow, slightly curved bill and 'perky' tail indicate this is a wren. This is a Marsh Wren.
B	A Swallow
C	A Warbler
D	A Sparrow Hint: The bill on sparrows is not as narrow or pointy.
E	A Nuthatch

Question 20

A	A Dove Hint: This is a Mourning Dove, which can often be heard softly cooing in the morning. Its wings 'whistle' when it flies.
B	A Hawk Hint: The bill is not correct for a hawk.
C	A Sparrow
D	A Parakeet
E	A Thrush

Question 21

A	A Tanager
B	A Sparrow
C	A Finch Hint: This handsome and showy bird is an American Goldfinch.
D	An Oriole
E	A Warbler Hint: The bill is too conical for a warbler.

Question 22

A	A Pheasant
B	An Owl
C	A Turkey
D	A Bobwhite Hint: Excellent! This is a Northern Bobwhite.
E	A Peacock

Question 23

A	An Eagle Hint: This bird can be confused with a Bald Eagle, but unlike a mature Bald Eagle, its tail is dark and it has a black face mask.
B	A Vulture
C	A Crane
D	An Osprey Hint: Excellent! The Osprey is a raptor that hunts for fish in ponds, lakes, and along the sea coast. It is very large, looks somewhat like a bald eagle, but with a black face mask.
E	A Stork

Question 24

A	A Hummingbird Hint: This is the tiny Ruby-throated Hummingbird, the most common hummingbird in the eastern US. Only adult males have the rich ruby throat.
B	A Woodpecker
C	A Swallow
D	A Warbler
E	A Finch Hint: The long bill of this bird is wrong for a finch.

Question 25

A	An Albatross
B	A Sandpiper
C	A Tern
D	A Gull Hint: Correct!. This is a Herring Gull.
E	A Puffin

There are 25 questions to complete.

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