tim.birdboy's Photo Quiz

[tim.birdboy]

Okay, here is the first one, tell me if it's too hard, too easy, etc. etc.;) I took your advice, birderbf, and majorly cropped this one.

All my birds will be my own photos, taken in the US.

[bebirder]

Common Grackle

[tim.birdboy]

Correct! A male Common Grackle. Now, this one is easy, fortunately.

[Th_SQ]

Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) ?

[Accipiter91]

I say starling too

[Storm-Petrel]

of course a starling

[tim.birdboy]

Yep yep, a European Starling. (make sure to add "european", or else I won't know what starling you are talking about ;-))

Oh, check out my new blog header, I made it myself!8-P

[birderbf]

Now that's what I call a quiz bird!! My guess is... chicken? I'm stumped!

[tim.birdboy]

Nope, it ain't a Gallus gallus. :-D

[Mabel]

Feral Pigeon?

[tim.birdboy]

Feral Pigeon?

If you mean Columba livia, you are CORRECT! :-D

[Mabel]

Hmm... Kildeer?

(I told you I'd get one right, sometime!)

[tim.birdboy]

Haha, correct, again. :-D

This next one is pretty easy.

[tim.birdboy]

Feel free to guess the last photo, I have other photos to post! :-D

[Mabel]

Mourning Dove (this could be one of about 1,000 guesses, Tim!)

[tim.birdboy]

Mourning Dove (this could be one of about 1,000 guesses, Tim!)

No, not a Mourning Dove!

(999 to go!8-P )

[bebirder]

This is a tough one, I'm going to guess incorrectly a Burrowing Owl.

[birderbf]

Reminds me vaguely of a mockingbird...

[tim.birdboy]

No, not a "mockingbird" (I assume you mean Northern?), or a Burrowing Owl.

997....

[B.C. Birder]

A chicken? lol

Barred Owl?

BC

[tim.birdboy]

No, not a Barred Owl, or any owl for that matter. ;-)

HINT: It's a female

[birderbf]

Aha - maybe Brewer's Blackbird?

Quote your signature "Visit my blog!"

[tim.birdboy]

No, not a Brewer's Blackbird at all! And NO cheating! :-D

Like my blog header?

[B.C. Birder]

A Rock Dove? A starling? A crow?

BC

[tim.birdboy]

No, not Rock Dove, starling, or crow. Sorry!

Another hint: It is smaller/shorter than 6 inches

[bebirder]

house sparrow?

[Storm-Petrel]

ITs a Clarks Nutcracker!!!

[tim.birdboy]

No Storm-Petrel, not a Nutcracker, and not a House Sparrow bebirder.

[Accipiter91]

loggerhead shrike?

[Storm-Petrel]

Purple Martin!!!!!

[B.C. Birder]

A mourning dove? A chickadee?

CL

[Storm-Petrel]

tanager?

[tim.birdboy]

No, it isn't a Loggerhead Shrike, Purple Martin, Mourning Dove, or Chickadee.

Hmm, another hint should give it away: The male of this species has red coloration.

[Storm-Petrel]

its a northern cardinal

[tim.birdboy]

No, not a Northern Cardinal either! If it was a female Northern Cardinal, there would still be red on it. :-)

Guess again!

[Storm-Petrel]

summer tanager!!!

[Storm-Petrel]

so this is a female bird, right?

[Storm-Petrel]

vermillion flycatcher?

[tim.birdboy]

Yes, it is a female, and no, not a Summer Tanager, or a Vermillion Flycatcher.

Yet another hint :-P: The photo was taken in an urban area.

[birderbf]

Brown-headed Cowbird???

[tim.birdboy]

Nope, not a Brown-headed Cowbird either.

Remember, less than 6"!

[Storm-Petrel]

Virginias Warbler

[Storm-Petrel]

Give us a hint!!!!!!!! please!!!!!!! is it an oscine or a suboscine??????

[Storm-Petrel]

Spraugues Pipit? American Pipit?

[Storm-Petrel]

I Know It !!!!!! Its A Painted Bunting Juvenile!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Storm-Petrel]

house finch???

[tim.birdboy]

YEAH, Storm-Petrel, you win! It is a female House Finch!

Now, wait a sec, and I'll dig up another photo....

[Storm-Petrel]

ive waited forever...

[tim.birdboy]

OKay, sorry it took me so long to get another one.

[Storm-Petrel]

Eastern Phoebe?

[Storm-Petrel]

Eastern kingbird?

[Storm-Petrel]

Gray Jay?

[birderbf]

Isn't that the same one???

[tim.birdboy]

Not an Eastern Phoebe, Eastern Kingbird, or Gray Jay. And no, it isn't the same photo, same bird, same species, or same date taken. It was taken in the same backyard though.

[Storm-Petrel]

has a insect catching bill...

[bebirder]

an evil little house sparrow! JK

[Storm-Petrel]

house sparrows... ARE NOT EVIL!!!!!! ;) ;) ;)

haha, but ill bet u a million bucks that aint a house sparrow:-O

[bebirder]

Deal S-P, I'll win!

[Storm-Petrel]

WAIT!!!!!!! it was a joke!!!!!!!!!!

Vireo of some kind maybe?

[birderbf]

Least Flycatcher? You need more colorful birds in your yard!!

[tim.birdboy]

Hahahaha, bebirder wins! It is an evil House Sparrow (which are not evil)! A dodo juvenile, that isn't scared to sit 3 ft. above my head.

birderbf - all of these photos are taken in the backyard of my brother's pet grooming shop, which is in town. And yes, I do need more colorful birds here! Birds at home are colorful, but they hate the camera. :-(

[jax9]

Hey Tim,

I would guess as a new birder that it is some sort of duck?? Details not yet sure lol

[jax9]

ok would have helped if i read all the threads I would have seen it was not a duck rofl

[tim.birdboy]

Okay, here's the next one! A silhouette taken in the backyard of the shop....

[Storm-Petrel]

Eastern Kingbird?

[tim.birdboy]

Sorry, not an Eastern Kingbird! It does seem like a likely position for a kingbird, but no!

[Storm-Petrel]

wESTERN kINGBIRD?

[tim.birdboy]

No, not a Western either! (forget kingbirds ;-))

Haha, unfortunately, Eastern Phoebe was incorrect on birderbf's quiz, so I beat you to it in vain. *waaa*

[Storm-Petrel]

Northern Mockingbird

[tim.birdboy]

Sorry, nope, not a Northern Mockingbird.

HINT: It has white undertail coverts.

S-P, I'll be on AIM!

[Storm-Petrel]

Black Phoebe?

[tim.birdboy]

Nooo, not a Black Phoebe either!

BTW, who rated my quiz 5-stars? Was it you, Dexie? :-D

[Storm-Petrel]

yup!!!!!!!!

[Storm-Petrel]

clarks nutcracker

[tim.birdboy]

no, sorry, not a nutty-nut-nut-cracker.

Wow, my quiz is 5 stars!

[birderbf]

Brewer's Blackbird?

Hey I gave you 5 stars too!

[tim.birdboy]

Sorry, not a Brewer's Blackbird.

HINT - it has an eyering

[birderbf]

Sorry, not a Brewer's Blackbird.

HINT - it has an eyering

Eurasian Blackbird's the only one I can think of that size with an eyering!

[tim.birdboy]

It isn't necessarily black colored, it's a silhouette due to bad back light. And no, it isn't a Eurasian Blackbird.

Another hint - it is related to Eurasian Blackbird

[Storm-Petrel]

Townsends Solitaire?

[Storm-Petrel]

I know its a townsends solitaire!!!!!! cuz it has an eye ring, is related to the blackbird, and has white undertail coverts!!!!!!

[tim.birdboy]

Sorry Storm-Petrel, it isn't a Townsend's Solitaire!

HINT - there are white tips on the tail (that just gave it away :-()

[bebirder]

American Robin

[tim.birdboy]

Haha, you got it bebirder, congratulations! Yes, it is an American Robin. It was perched at the top of an electricity pole, kind of odd for a robin....

I'll post another one soon.

[Storm-Petrel]

Dangit!! i agree with bebirder

[Storm-Petrel]

Tim, are u done with this now that u have another quiz? just asking and bumping you up!

[tim.birdboy]

Oh, sorry! I forgot, but I do have a photo! It is really easy, actually.

[Storm-Petrel]

Orchard Oriole

[Storm-Petrel]

didnt even need my guide!

[tim.birdboy]

Haha, you're too good Dexie-boy! Orchard Oriole it is....

[Storm-Petrel]

thirsty...for... more...bird...photos...

[tim.birdboy]

I thought this quiz was retired, but I just found some excellent mystery photos, and I can't resist posting them!8-P And I will work out a scoring chart shortly.

[Storm-Petrel]

eastern kingbird?

[tim.birdboy]

One of them is an Eastern Kingbird! And BTW, this quiz is worth 10 points, possibly more if no-one can get it. ;-) Now guess the other...

Here is the score-board:

1st - bebirder - 30 points
2nd - Mabel, Storm-Petrel - 20 points
3rd - TH_SQ - 10 points

[Storm-Petrel]

eastern kingbird and purple martin

[tim.birdboy]

Nope!

Anybody else want to guess?

[PrairieFalcon]

Western Kingbird?

[Birdingcraft]

I will guess: Eastern Kingbird and American Robin.

[tim.birdboy]

Nope, not any of those combinations!

HINT: The other bird is an Icterid

[BirdPhotography]

Bobolink or Yellow-headed Blackbird?

[Birdingcraft]

Eastern Kingbird and Brown-headed Cowbird

[birderbf]

Eastern Kingbird and Red-winged Blackbird?

[Storm-Petrel]

Eastern Kingbird and eastern Meadowlark?

[tim.birdboy]

Birdingcraft got it! An Eastern Kingbird, and a Brown-headed Cowbird! :-)

1st - bebirder - 30 points
2nd - Mabel, Storm-Petrel - 20 points
3rd - TH_SQ, Birdingcraft - 10 points

[tim.birdboy]

Sorry it took me so long, here's another one, it's really tough, so here's a hint:

It's larger than an American Crow.

Good luck!

[PrairieFalcon]

Hmm, what about a Golden Eagle.

[tim.birdboy]

Nope, not a Golden Eagle...

[Storm-Petrel]

Great-taild Grackle

[Larry Lade]

Chihuahuan Raven?

[tim.birdboy]

No, and no! Neither of those.

And BTW, the colors are accurate, as far as I can tell.

[prairiemerlin]

Turkey Vulture??

[Storm-Petrel]

coopers hawk

[tim.birdboy]

Wow Neil (prairiemerlin), very good! It's a Turkey Vulture! And it was worth 12 points, because of the difficulty. :-)

And now:

1st - bebirder - 30 points
2nd - Mabel, Storm-Petrel - 20 points
3rd - prairiemerlin - 12 points
4th - TH_SQ, Birdingcraft - 10 points

[Storm-Petrel]

hmmmmmmm is this still goin?

[tim.birdboy]

Yes, I just took some more quiz photos, but now I can't find my USB cable. :C

Anyways, this'll do for now. And no cheating if you've seen this photo before (that means you Neil ;-)).

[Birdingcraft]

Brown-headed Cowbird.

[Larry Lade]

Northern Raven?

[Storm-Petrel]

Brewers Blackbird

[tim.birdboy]

Yes, Storm-Petrel, a Brewer's Blackbird. :-)

1st - bebirder, Storm-Petrel - 30 points
2nd - Mabel- 20 points
3rd - prairiemerlin - 12 points
4th - TH_SQ, Birdingcraft - 10 points

[Storm-Petrel]

is this quiz dead?

[tim.birdboy]

Apparently...;-)

I still can't find my USB cable, actually. Sorry for not keeping it up-to-date :-(

[Storm-Petrel]

its ok, (stupid puters)