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Birding quiz: Name the bird pictured

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Yes, my homemade backyard feeder did it again, drawing in another interesting bird.

So here’s a quick bird identification quiz. Seasoned birders will get it immediately. Intermediate birders may take a second, but will eventually get it. Beginning birders, if they haven’t seen one before, may be surprised at the answer (which is coming up tomorrow morning.)

Do you know it already? Awesome.

Need a hint? That’s fine, too. Here are a few hints:

It’s not a big sparrow.

It looks nothing likes its male counterpart.

Look at the bulky bill.

Send your guesses (or requests for more hints) to bozclark@earthlink.net, or just lock in your guess in your head and wait for the answer tomorrow.

Thanks for playing along.

 

How do Blue Jays eat acorns? And the answer is …

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Photo by Chris Bosak A Blue Jay eats an acorn at Selleck's Woods in Darien, Conn., April 2016.

Photo by Chris Bosak
A Blue Jay eats an acorn at Selleck’s Woods in Darien, Conn., April 2016.

As shown in the photo above and the photos below, they break the shell and eat the nut in pieces. I’m sure most of you knew that anyway. Just wanted to provide photographic evidence.

Photo by Chris Bosak A Blue Jay eats an acorn at Selleck's Woods in Darien, Conn., April 2016.

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A Blue Jay eats an acorn at Selleck’s Woods in Darien, Conn., April 2016.

Photo by Chris Bosak A Blue Jay eats an acorn at Selleck's Woods in Darien, Conn., April 2016.

Photo by Chris Bosak
A Blue Jay eats an acorn at Selleck’s Woods in Darien, Conn., April 2016.

Photo by Chris Bosak A Blue Jay eats an acorn at Selleck's Woods in Darien, Conn., April 2016.

Photo by Chris Bosak
A Blue Jay eats an acorn at Selleck’s Woods in Darien, Conn., April 2016.

Quick quiz on Blue Jays

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Photo by Chris Bosak A Blue Jay eats an acorn at Selleck's Woods in Darien, Conn., April 2016.

Photo by Chris Bosak
A Blue Jay eats an acorn at Selleck’s Woods in Darien, Conn., April 2016.

Here’s a quick quiz on Blue Jays for you. The answer will be revealed in photos tomorrow, so time is limited to give this question some thought. The question is: How do Blue Jays eat acorns?

Do they swallow them hole? Break the shell and then eat the nut hole? Break the shell and eat the nut in pieces?

No need to officially cast a vote. Just give it some thought. Answer coming tomorrow morning.

And the answer is …

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Photo by Chris Bosak A Pied-billed Grebe dips its bill into the water at a pond in Danbury, Conn., April 2016.

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A Pied-billed Grebe dips its bill into the water at a pond in Danbury, Conn., April 2016.

Here’s the answer to the latest birding quiz. Thanks for playing along.

The answer is a Pied-billed Grebe. That was the answer that received the most votes, so good job to all my readers!

This one was a bit tricky because one of the most telling field marks of the Pied-Billed Grebe is the dark ring around its bill. In this photo, the portion of the bill with the ring is under water. A full view of the bird is below.

Thanks again for supporting http://www.birdsofnewengland.com

Photo by Chris Bosak A Pied-billed Grebe swims in a pond in Danbury, Conn., April 2016.

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A Pied-billed Grebe swims in a pond in Danbury, Conn., April 2016.

New (and more difficult) birding quiz

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Birding quiz

Birding quiz

What exactly are we looking at here? (I know, it’s a little more difficult than my usual quizzes. What the heck, take a stab at it. No penalty for getting it wrong; no prize for getting it right.)

Answer coming up in a day or two.

And the answer is … (Well, most of you knew it anyway)

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Photo by Chris Bosak Two Brown Creepers cling to the bottom of an oak tree in Danbury, Conn., Feb. 2016.

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Two Brown Creepers cling to the bottom of an oak tree in Danbury, Conn., Feb. 2016.

Here’s the photo again with arrows pointing to the birds. Most of you were able to pick out the two birds and, yes, as many of you also suggested, it is two Brown Creepers. It’s a fairly unusual sight to see one Brown Creeper, but two on the same tree is very unusual. I guess it helps that there was a suet feeder above dropping crumbs onto the base of the tree. It also helped that it was about 0 degrees that day and birds were on the lookout for whatever food they could find.

This wasn’t a particularly challenging quiz as the birds stuck out more than usual as their white bellies were exposed. Below is another photo of a Brown Creeper, showing just how well these brown birds blend in with their surroundings. Good camo, for sure.

Thanks again for playing along.

Photo by Chris Bosak A Brown Creeper clings to an oak tree in Danbury, Conn., Feb. 2016

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A Brown Creeper clings to an oak tree in Danbury, Conn., Feb. 2016

 

Birding quiz: What do you see here?

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Photo by Chris Bosak

Photo by Chris Bosak

Some birds are experts when it comes to camouflage. Is that the case here or are there no actual birds in the photo? Leave a comment with what you see and how many (if any)?

I’ll post the answer in the next day or two. Thanks for playing along.

And the Answer is …

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Photo by Chris Bosak

Photo by Chris Bosak

Here’s the answer to the latest Birding Quiz. Many of you nailed it, despite the somewhat tricky nature of the photo.

Click below for the answer.

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Birding quiz — a bit of a tricky one

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Photo by Chris Bosak

Photo by Chris Bosak

I haven’t done a birding quiz in quite some time. So here’s the latest. Admittedly, it’s somewhat of a trick question ,but I think many of you will get this, regardless …

So what is it?? Thanks for playing along and be sure to tell your friends so they can guess, too.

 

 

So what is it? Here’s the answer

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Thanks again for playing along with this “birding” quiz. Did you get it right?

Let’s see. Click below for the full photo. Continue reading →