Secret Bird

[Accipiter91]

Even though it is only slightly similar, I kind of stole this idea from "field work... hard work". The object of this quiz is to guess the name of the bird using the clues that I have posted on the thread. I will post 2 new clues every day (one in the morning and one at night). When the correct answer is posted I will choose a new bird and post new clues. Unfortunately, I do not know my foreign birds so I am only using birds from North America. However anyone is free to take a crack at it if they think they know the answer. Thanks and good luck! :t:

1) common bird of Southeastern pine forests.
2)often travels in small groups

[Accipiter91]

3) Sometimes mixes with other woodland birds such as titmice, chickadees, kinglets, and warbler.
4) feeds on seeds and insects gleaned from trees while foraging.

[Larry Lade]

Brown-headed Nuthatch

[Accipiter91]

Good job, the correct answer is Brown-headed Nuthatch! Secret Bird number 2 will not be quite as easy!

1)Common in wet deciduous woods and thickets throughout most of the United States.

[Larry Lade]

How about a Common Yellowthroat!

[Accipiter91]

How about a Common Yellowthroat!

Nope Sorry! Now for clue #2.

2)Usually solitary but may join loose groups of warblers and other woodland birds.

[danehower]

ahh !! hooded warbler ?......

[Accipiter91]

Nope good guess...keep trying! Since I did not post a clue this morning I guess I can post clue #3!

3)Moves briskly (often flicking tail) while foraging for insects throughout the canopy.

[danehower]

bob - is this a warbler ? .....

[Accipiter91]

Sorry can't say! However, I will tell you this...you are thinking in the right direction! ;)

[dennis]

Palm Warbler?

[Accipiter91]

sorry that is incorrect

[Accipiter91]

Think kinglets maybe? (don't want to make it too obvious!)

[cjwolf]

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher?

[Accipiter91]

Great job Cole! It is a Blue-grey Gnatcatcher

[Accipiter91]

Ok, let us shift our gaze from the eastern United States and head elsewhere as we prepare to guess another "Secret Bird"...

1)Uncommon in dry, open, brushy, grassy, or desert habitat.

[cjwolf]

Black-throated Sparrow

[Accipiter91]

nope sorry

[cjwolf]

Prairie Falcon

[Accipiter91]

no it is not! sorry!

[cjwolf]

........wait?

Is it in the US?

[Accipiter91]

Yes...like I said I don't really know my foreign birds.

[dolphinbride]

roadrunner...? I dont really know this bird

[dennis]

Crissal Thrasher

[Accipiter91]

Thats correct dolphinbride the answer is Greater Roadrunner! I apologize for not posting the clues like I should and I will try harder to do atleast 1 clue a day if not 2. Now lets try and guess another "Secret Bird"...

1) Common throughout the Eastern United States within dense brush along the edge of woods.

[Accipiter91]

2) Stays low within brush where it usually forages alone for insects.

[Storm-Petrel]

worm eating warbler?

[Accipiter91]

Nope sorry! Keep trying!

[danehower]

northern cardinal ? or more terrestrial ? I know I am cheating now

[Accipiter91]

Think small, stocky, active...(sorry thats the best I can do!)

[dolphinbride]

maybe a kind of finch?

[Accipiter91]

Sorry. Thats incorrect! Now for clue #3...

3) Song is rapid and explosive, usually delivered from within dense thickets or tangles of brambles making this bird difficult to find.

[Storm-Petrel]

I GOT IT !!!!!!! ITS A..............




















bird

[Storm-Petrel]

haha yall are supposed to laugh now

[Storm-Petrel]

is it a thrasher?

[cjwolf]

Hooded Warbler?

[Accipiter91]

no...and uh...no!

[Accipiter91]

4) has yellow goggles surrounding a "distinct" eye.

Come on folks! This is an easy one now!

[cjwolf]

White-eyed Vireo

......took me awhile

This is a cool quiz, maybe I'll put one up here in a little bit.

[Accipiter91]

Correct! "Secret Bird" #4 is a White-eyed Vireo! Sounds great! cjwolf do you have one ready now?

[Accipiter91]

Well while were waiting for my good friend cjwolf to come up with a new one, lets all put our game face on and try and solve another mind boggling, brain numbing, and exciting "Secret Bird"...

1)Common locally along rocky marine habitats in the Northern Hemisphere.

[Accipiter91]

2) Nests in colonies on the ground on rocky islands.

[jacana]

Ruddy Turnstone

[Accipiter91]

sorry thats incorrect!

[Accipiter91]

Ok now its time for clue #3...

3) Forages almost exclusively on shellfish (mollusks) captured while diving, sometimes at great depths.

[cjwolf]

Common Eider?

I'll post my quiz soon.

[borealowl47]

surf scoter

darrell:brains:

[birderbf]

Harlequin Duck?

[cjwolf]

OK Bobby, I'll put up my quiz once this one ends. I think it would be kind of confusing to have two different quizzes running at once

[Accipiter91]

Sorry Everyone........cjwolf is once again correct!:t: "Secret Bird" #5 is a Common Eider! Ok my friend, lets have your quiz!

[cjwolf]

1. Uncommon resident of thick scrub in the US west of the Mississippi and in Mexico

[Accipiter91]

Curve-billed Thrasher?

[cjwolf]

Curve-billed Thrasher?

Nope.