Fall is a great time to be outside birding. It’s not quite as thrilling as spring birding, but it is still very good: the weather becomes more comfortable, biting insects are on the decline, and fall migrants are passing through on their way to their wintering grounds, joining the local breeding birds. On the downside, birds are not singing as much, and some of them are not sporting their bright breeding plumage, which can make identification more challenging. I received a request for a Bird Quiz featuring fall migrants, and I was happy to assemble such a quiz. In this quiz I do not include fall shorebirds or raptors, but restrict the quiz to species that you might find on a woodland stroll; warblers, vireos, kinglets, sparrows, finches, and more. Click here to start the quiz.
Can you identify this fall warbler? If not, give the new Bird Quiz a try.