12/16/2009

Which owl, the smallest in the world, nests in the holes of the Saguaro Cactus?

Anwser:   The Elf Owl

12/14/09

What time of year do Mourning Doves nest?

Answer:  All year long.

12/9/2009

Which Southwest United States sparrow has an unstreaked breast, very black triangular throat patch, and a white eye stripe and whisker?

Answer:  The Black-throated Sparrow

12/7/2009

Which finch resembles a minature Meadowlark and sings its name?

Answer: The Dicksissel

 

12/2/2009

In what part of a tree do Townsend’s Warblers spent their time?

Answer:  In the tree tops ( a major cause of warbler neck!)

12/1/2009

What hawk genius likes to soar and has broad-banned tails and rounded wings?

Answer:  The Buteos

11/29/2009

Which family of birds frequently flies in formations similar to gees but is strangely silent?

Answer:  Cormorants

11/28/2009

Which Southwestern flycatcher maleis vivid red with a black back, nape and wings?

Answer:  The Vermilion Flycatcher

11/27/2009

What large conspicuous wren of the southwestern U.S. has a heavily spotted breast, a streaked back and a barred tail?

Answer:  The Catcus Wren

11/26/2009

Which Southeastern U.S. nuthatch has a rown cap and prefers loblolly pines?

Answer:  The Brown-headed Nuthatch

11/25/2009

Which Buteo migrates in large flocks called kettles and has broad bands on its tail?

Answer:  The Broad-winged Hawk

11/24/2009

What Southwestern Vireo is easily confused with the Bell’s Vireo except for its gray rump and living is a drier habatat?

Answer:  The Gray Vireo

11/8/2009

Which U. S. finch is the only bird with red underparts and a blue head?

Answer:  The Painted Bunting

11/6/2009

What yellow-throated warbler has a broad white tail patches?

Answer:  The Magmolia Warbler

11/5/2009

What jay is named for the food it eats?

Answer:  The Pinyon Jay

11/4/2009

What is the largest member of the nightjar family in NA?

Answer:  The Chuck-will’s-widow

 11/1/2009

Whick grosbeaks are gray with an olive head and rump?

Answer:   The female Pine Grosbeak- did I catch any of you with this one?

 10/28/2009

Which grosbeak has a long tail, is overall red with dark wings and bills?

Answer:  The male Pine Grosbeak

 10/27/2009

Quiz:  What birds of prey have short rounded wings, long tails, eat birds & different species in family overlap in size?

Answer: The Accipiters

 10/26/2009

What east U.S. thrush has a rusty-brown back, white eye ring, white below with large dark spots?

Answer:  Wood Thrush

 10/25/2009

Quiz: Which head bobbing, gray-backed, wren has rdish rump and tail, builds nest in rocky areas?

Answer:  Rock Wren

10/23/2009

Quiz: What owl is mostly white and hunts by day?

Answer: The Snowy Owl

 10/22/ 2009

Quiz:   What warbler has yellow crown, black eye stripe and whisker, white underneath and chestnut flanks?

Answer:  The Chestnut-sided Warbler

 10/21/ 2009

Quiz: What is the only Empidonax Flycatcher to pump it’s tail downwards?

Answer:  The Gray Flycatcher

 10/20/2009

Quiz: Which duck resembles the female Black duck, but has a greener speculum bordered in black?

Answer: The Mottled Duck

10/19/2009

Quiz: Which dabbler is gray with a white belly, black tail coverts, and chestnut in it’s wings?

Answer: The Gadwall