PrairieFalcons Quiz:

[PrairieFalcon]

Hi

I thought id make a quiz, well here it goes, You can guess as many times as you want as long as i reply before you guess 4 times. Ok take a guess at the first one.

[Storm-Petrel]

Grove billed Ani

[PrairieFalcon]

Correct, i try to pick a harder one next time.

[PrairieFalcon]

Ok take a guess at this one (this one is harder).

[BirdPhotography]

Is it a shorebird.

[PrairieFalcon]

Nope.

[BirdPhotography]

Red-shouldered Hawk.

[PrairieFalcon]

No its not a hawk.

[prairiemerlin]

Red-winged Blackbird (female) ?

[PrairieFalcon]

Yes, you got it Neil.

[PrairieFalcon]

Heres another one, take a guess.

[BirdPhotography]

Cactus Wren?

[PrairieFalcon]

Yes you are Correct.

[BirdPhotography]

Easy one.8-P

[PrairieFalcon]

Well see if you can guess this one.

[Storm-Petrel]

Little Blue Heron?

[tim.birdboy]

Tri-colored Heron?

[PrairieFalcon]

Nope not a Little Blue Heron, keep guessing.

[PrairieFalcon]

Nope, not a Tri-colored Heron ether. But keep guessing.

[tim.birdboy]

Okay, it seems rather violet, which reminds me of "violacea" the species name of the Yellow-crowned Night-Heron.

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron?

[PrairieFalcon]

No, not a Yellow-crowned Night-Heron.

[PrairieFalcon]

You guys give up.

[BirdPhotography]

What about a Green Heron?

[PrairieFalcon]

BirdPhotography got it, :t: its a Green Heron.

[PrairieFalcon]

Ok, here are the scores, (oh yeah if you get one right you will get five points) so the scores are as follows,


10+ Birdphotography
5+ Storm-Petrel
5+ PrairieMerlin


Alright try todays quiz, Have Fun.

[birderbf]

Lesser Black-backed Gull.

[BirdPhotography]

Is it even a Gull.

[PrairieFalcon]

Nope not a Lesser Black Backed Gull, Forget about gulls.

[birderbf]

Wilson's Phalarope?

[PrairieFalcon]

Nope, keep on guessing.

[BirdPhotography]

Killdeer?

[PrairieFalcon]

Sorry, wrong but don't give up. 8-P

[prairiemerlin]

Semipalmated Plover?

[Birdingcraft]

Piping Plover

[Storm-Petrel]

Defenitely a Semipalmated Sandpiper

[PrairieFalcon]

Nope, but PrairieMerlin and Birdingcraft are geting close.

[PrairieFalcon]

Ok, here is another shot this time its zommed out (now its easy).

[Storm-Petrel]

Common Ringed Plover?

[PrairieFalcon]

Correct Storm-Petrel. So far the scores are,

Storm-Petrel 10+Points
BirdPhotography 10+Points
PrairieMerlin 5+Points

I will try to post the next bird soon.

[PrairieFalcon]

Try todays quiz. This is for 5 Points. Have Fun :-O.

[tim.birdboy]

Hmm, Black Phoebe?

[Larry Lade]

Black Phoebe was the first thing that came to my mind too. But on a Black Phoebe I believe the black goes further down onto the breast of the bird, so I do not think that this is a Black Phoebe.

I am not sure what this bird might be!

[PrairieFalcon]

Nope, not a Black Phoebe.

[tim.birdboy]

Black Phoebe was the first thing that came to my mind too. But on a Black Phoebe I believe the black goes further down onto the breast of the bird, so I do not think that this is a Black Phoebe.

I am not sure what this bird might be!

Yes, I thought of that too, but then I couldn't think of any species it might be.

Is it a North American bird?

[birderbf]

It looks like that extremely endangered New Caledonian Robin or something, to me.

[Storm-Petrel]

white collared swift?

[prairiemerlin]

Black-throated Blue Warbler (male).

[PrairieFalcon]

Neil you got it its a Black Throated Blue Warbler.

Ok heres the next one it should be easy.

[Storm-Petrel]

im clueless... juv. rose-throated becard?

[PrairieFalcon]

Correct, since that was so easy im only going to give you 3 Points plus 1 point for guessing the age. Now your in the lead with 14 points.

[Storm-Petrel]

nice find... whered you see it?

[PrairieFalcon]

Here is another Quiz for you guys :-O , since this is a hard one i'm giving 25 points plus a bonus of 5 points for guessing the age gender etc.

[Storm-Petrel]

im sorry the attachet image dont work

[PrairieFalcon]

What do you mean, can you see the attachment.

[PrairieFalcon]

Here it is (this time it should work),

[tim.birdboy]

Scott's Oriole?

[PrairieFalcon]

Nope,

[Storm-Petrel]

male green-backed Lesser Goldfinch

[PrairieFalcon]

Nope, there not even relatited, but keep guessing :-O.

[birderbf]

Audubon's Oriole?

[Storm-Petrel]

adult male Wilsons Warbler

[prairiemerlin]

Yellow Warbler?

[PrairieFalcon]

Storm-Petrel got it, its a adult male Wilsons Warbler, now the standings are.

Storm-Petrel 45+Points
BirdPhotography 10+Points
PrairieMerlin 10+Points


Ok heres the next one i didn't have time to pick out a hard one, and since this is so easy im only putting 2 points on it have fun. Plus the bonus.

[tim.birdboy]

Great-crested Flycatcher?

[birderbf]

Easy? It's a brown wing with a yellow underwing! Ash-throated Flycatcher?

[Storm-Petrel]

Cassin's Kingbird

[PrairieFalcon]

tim.birdboy got it right, i will try to post another bird later today.

[PrairieFalcon]

Well heres the next bird, for 20 points.

[Storm-Petrel]

verdin

[PrairieFalcon]

Nope, not a Verdin.

[Storm-Petrel]

gray vireo?

[PrairieFalcon]

No, BTW if you want a hint just say hint and i will pm you one.

[Storm-Petrel]

hint please!!!

[PrairieFalcon]

Hint coming up Storm-Petrel.

[birderbf]

Albino Eurasian Collared-Dove?

[PrairieFalcon]

Sorry wrong again.

[PrairieFalcon]

Any one else want to give it a shot.

[Storm-Petrel]

ummmmm... tufted titmouse?

[Storm-Petrel]

dd i gt it rite?

[PrairieFalcon]

Nope wrong (BTW sorry if i made this one to hard ;)).

[Larry Lade]

Albino American Robin?

[Storm-Petrel]

could you zoom out just so we can see the rump?

[PrairieFalcon]

Ok Storm-Petrel here is the photo zoomed out a bit.

[Larry Lade]

Partial albino Dark-eyed Junco?

[PrairieFalcon]

Nope not a Partial albino Dark-eyed Junco ether.

[Storm-Petrel]

gray jay?

[PrairieFalcon]

Storm-Petrel you got it its a Gray Jay, i will try to post another quiz soon.

[PrairieFalcon]

Well here it is the next bird, for 25 points. The scores will be shown after this bird is identified.

[Storm-Petrel]

Northern Mockingbird

[prairiemerlin]

Western Scrub-Jay.

[cjwolf]

Pinyon Jay

[tim.birdboy]

Florida Scrub-Jay

[jcwings]

Juniper Titmouse?

[PrairieFalcon]

Neil nailed it. The standings are now,

Storm-Petrel 65+Points
PrairieMerlin 35+Points
Tim.birdboy 10+Points
BirdPhotography 10+Points,

I will try to post annother one tomorrow.

[Larry Lade]

So does "prairiemerlin" = Neil? making the bird in the photo a Western Scrub-Jay?

[Storm-Petrel]

yup, Neils SN is prairiemerlin

[PrairieFalcon]

Heres the next quiz bird, Enjoy ;) .

[Larry Lade]

European Starling

[PrairieFalcon]

Sorry wrong.

[tim.birdboy]

Rock Pigeon?

[PrairieFalcon]

Noooo.

[prairiemerlin]

Mississippi Kite?

[PrairieFalcon]

Sorry wrong again, (BTW i forgot to say that you get 47 points for identifying this bird) so keep guessing.

[birderbf]

Pennant-winged Nightjar.

Why 47 points?

[Storm-Petrel]

northern mockingbird

[PrairieFalcon]

Pennant-winged Nightjar.

Why 47 points?

Not a Pennant-winged Nightjar (do they even live in the USA),

[Storm-Petrel]

I guessed northern mockingbird!

[PrairieFalcon]

Nope.

[birderbf]

(do they even live in the USA),

No they don't!

[Storm-Petrel]

Loggerhead Shrike

[PrairieFalcon]

Sorry wrong again,

[tim.birdboy]

Eurasian Collared Dove?

[PrairieFalcon]

Sorry Tim your wrong.

[Storm-Petrel]

Willet?

[Larry Lade]

Tree Swallow ?

[birderbf]

American Wigeon?

[PrairieFalcon]

Sorry none of these are correct.

[featherbrain1223]

Boy, reaching deep into the closet for this answer, but Snow Goose???

[PrairieFalcon]

Correct.

[Storm-Petrel]

whoa!!!! your good other david!!!

[tim.birdboy]

holy cow!!!! your good other david!!!

Isn't he? :t:

Is there going to be another photo? :-D

[Storm-Petrel]

bloodthirsty to beat everyone and get 111100000 points...

[PrairieFalcon]

holy cow!!!!

First off, Storm-Petrel i would appreciate it if you wouldn't swear on my quiz (that goes for all birdforum members that reply to my quiz). Well heres the next, Have Fun ;).

[Storm-Petrel]

sorry, didnt realize it but i wont do it again. here, ill edit it.

and for the Quiz a Northern Shrike

[PrairieFalcon]

Nope not a northern shrike.

[tim.birdboy]

White Wagtail?

[Storm-Petrel]

Loggerhead Shrike

[PrairieFalcon]

David you got it, this one is a bit harder.

[Storm-Petrel]

fork tailed flycatcher

[birderbf]

Red-winged Blackbird?

[Larry Lade]

Turkey Vulture

[PrairieFalcon]

fork tailed flycatcher
No
Red-winged Blackbird?
No
Turkey Vulture
And No.

[featherbrain1223]

Whoa, this is really confusing, is there 2 birds in the picture????????

Here's my feeble guess, Brown-headed Cowbird.

[tim.birdboy]

Oooh, this is hard...

Rusty Blackbird?

[birderbf]

Tricolored Blackbird.

[Larry Lade]

Common Grackle

[PrairieFalcon]

Whoa, this is really confusing, is there 2 birds in the picture????????
Here's my feeble guess, Brown-headed Cowbird.

Wrong

Oooh, this is hard...

Rusty Blackbird?

Wrong

Tricolored Blackbird.

Wrong

Common Grackle

And wrong again, but keep guessing people, im sure you will get it one of these times :-O .

[Larry Lade]

I think it is a bird flying to the right as you view the photo, with two wings showing (and the head of the bird hidden).

Eastern Kingbird ?

[PrairieFalcon]

Nope.

[Larry Lade]

Nope.

Nope, the bird is not flying to the right?
or
Nope, it is not an Eastern Kingbird?

;)

[PrairieFalcon]

I mean't nope, it is not an Eastern Kingbird.

[birderbf]

Tawny-shoul - no wait, the females aren't bronw in that species.
;)

OK I think I'm stump'd.

[PrairieFalcon]

Here i will give you a hint: the tail is very long (that gave it away) the bird is worth 20 points identified.

[tim.birdboy]

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher?

[Storm-Petrel]

hey no fair!!! (i just saw the photo on the internet btw) lol!

[PrairieFalcon]

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher?

Yes you are correct good job :t:

[tim.birdboy]

hey no fair!!! (i just saw the photo on the internet btw) lol!

Me too!o:D

YAY! I won!3:-)

[Storm-Petrel]

cheater... ;) jk

[PrairieFalcon]

Ok chew on this one for a while ;) .

[Storm-Petrel]

Yellow Warbler

[Larry Lade]

Northern Waterthrush

[PrairieFalcon]

Both wrong.

[PrairieFalcon]

Ok here is Mr. scoreboard. The first person to get 300 points wins.

David (Storm-Petrel) 75+Points
Featherbrain1223 47+Points
Neil (PrairieMerlin) 35+Points
Tim.birdboy 30+Points
BirdPhotography 10+Points

And for the quiz 15 points (it will go up every time someone guess's wrong).

[Larry Lade]

Louisiana Waterthrush ?

[PrairieFalcon]

Nope.
16 points,

[prairiemerlin]

Hmm.. really short tail. American Dipper ?

[PrairieFalcon]

Wrong
17 points,

[birderbf]

Really looks like a warbler for me... perhaps Wilson's?

[Accipiter91]

I will steer away from everyone else and say American Bittern?

[Accipiter91]

somehow I get the feeling that my guess is far from correct...

[Larry Lade]

From the beginning I was not certain if we are looking at the "head/neck" of a bird or the "tail-end" view. Bobby may be on to something here. Perhaps this is a "head shot".

Least Bittern ?

[PrairieFalcon]

All wrong,
20 points (hint at 30),

[neil78]

Ovenbird

[PrairieFalcon]

Nope,
21 points,

[PrairieFalcon]

Hey where did everyone go? (there must be a black hole around here or something ;) )

[birderbf]

We're all sitting down and scratching our heads! Orange-crowned Warbler?

[featherbrain1223]

Tell me about it, I think we need a hint now!! I have no idea except Cape May Warbler, but I think that's far far from right.

[PrairieFalcon]

We're all sitting down and scratching our heads! Orange-crowned Warbler?

Wrong

Tell me about it, I think we need a hint now!! I have no idea except Cape May Warbler, but I think that's far far from right.

Nope 22 points, ok here is a hint, the male of this species has red marking on it.

[featherbrain1223]

we already guessed YWAR, what else could it be???

[birderbf]

Prairie Warbler?!

[Larry Lade]

Ruby-crowned Kinglet ??

[PrairieFalcon]

Prairie Warbler?!

Correct! 23 points for birderbf! i will post another one tomorrow.

[birderbf]

Correct! 23 points for birderbf! i will post another one tomorrow.

:eek!: Amazing!

I really should have thought of that earlier.

[PrairieFalcon]

Heres the next one, starting at 10 points.

[prairiemerlin]

Cape May Warbler

[PrairieFalcon]

Yes its a Cape May Warbler i guess that one was too easy, next one coming up.

[PrairieFalcon]

Hopfully this will be a little harder, for 10 points.

[Larry Lade]

Ruby-crowned Kinglet ?

[PrairieFalcon]

Nope.
11 points

[Larry Lade]

Tennessee Warbler

[PrairieFalcon]

Wrong,
12 points.

[Larry Lade]

Orange-crowned Warbler

[PrairieFalcon]

Wrong again,
13 points.

[prairiemerlin]

Female Black-throated Blue Warbler

[featherbrain1223]

Neil beat me by 6 mins:-C

[prairiemerlin]

Pfff... that was easy! Actually lucky... ;) ;)

Neil

PS - David, you're going to have to be faster next time! :-O

[PrairieFalcon]

Female Black-throated Blue Warbler

How do you do that Neil!!!!!!!!!!!!?????????!!!!!!!! the next one comin up.

[PrairieFalcon]

Im not sure how hard this will be so i am starting it at 10 points.

[Larry Lade]

Dickcissel

[PrairieFalcon]

Nope,
11 points.

[featherbrain1223]

Could it be a Burrowing owl???????

[PrairieFalcon]

Nope its not a Burrowing Owl.
12 points.

[featherbrain1223]

Horned Lark????? I'm totally guessing here, I think we need a hint soon....

[PrairieFalcon]

Horned Lark????? I'm totally guessing here, I think we need a hint soon....

No not a Horned Lark,
13 points,
ok since you asked i will give you a hint at 15 points.

[Larry Lade]

Blue Grosbeak, female

[PrairieFalcon]

Nope,
14 points.

[prairiemerlin]

Ok... this picture was taken probably in late fall sometime. There's a brownish-gray bird sitting in the open on top of a bush. Maybe a Northern Shrike??

[Storm-Petrel]

the jizz screams out...

Northern Mockingbird?

[featherbrain1223]

The blurryness of the picture makes it look like an oil painting... Oilbird (A nightjar like bird from South America)???

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA - jk 8-P

[tim.birdboy]

Chipping Sparrow?

[PrairieFalcon]

the jizz screams out...

Northern Mockingbird?

Yes its a Northern Mockingbird,

[Storm-Petrel]

yay!!

[PrairieFalcon]

Have fun with the next, starting at 5 points.

[Storm-Petrel]

House Wren?

[PrairieFalcon]

House Wren?

You are right, the next is pretty easy, another 5 pointer.

[Storm-Petrel]

Savannah Sparrow?

[prairiemerlin]

I'll go with Vesper Sparrow.

[birderbf]

Vesper.

[PrairieFalcon]

Vesper.

Yes a Vespers Sparrow (that was supposed to be a hard one).

[PrairieFalcon]

Heres the next.

5 points

[birderbf]

Yellow-rumped Warbler...

[tim.birdboy]

Brendan beat me to it! :-P

I say Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warbler as well...

[PrairieFalcon]

Yellow-rumped Warbler...

Yes a yellow rumped warbler.

[PrairieFalcon]

This one is a bit tricky so i am starting it at 15 points. Have Fun.

[birderbf]

Black Skimmer?

[PrairieFalcon]

Black Skimmer?

Nope,
16 points.

[prairiemerlin]

Looks more like a shorebird to me - they often stretch up their wings like that. Stilt Sandpiper?

[tim.birdboy]

Willet?

[PrairieFalcon]

Both wrong,
18 points,

[tyrannulet]

Greater Yellowlegs

[PrairieFalcon]

Nope,
19 points.

[birderbf]

Black-bellied Plover (I think I'm far off).

[PrairieFalcon]

Black-bellied Plover (I think I'm far off).

Wrong and yes you are far off,
20 points

[birderbf]

Black Tern?

[PrairieFalcon]

Black Tern?

Yes a black tern.

[birderbf]

Yes a black tern.

Yay!! I should've thought of that before!

[PrairieFalcon]

Heres the Standings,

David (Storm-Petrel) 93+Points
Neil (PrairieMerlin) 64+Points
Brenden (Birderbf) 48+Points
Featherbrain1223 47+Points
Tim.birdboy 30+Points
BirdPhotography 10+Points

Ok Have Fun with the next, starting at 10 points.

[tim.birdboy]

Cooper's Hawk?

[Storm-Petrel]

Sharp-shinned Hawk

[prairiemerlin]

Northern Goshawk

[birderbf]

Hmm maybe Cooper's Hawk?

Cooper's Hawk?

Oh well then. Sharp-shinned?

Sharp-shinned Hawk

C'mon. Must be goshawk then...

Northern Goshawk

DOH!

[prairiemerlin]

Actually, looking more carefully at it - I'm almost positive it isn't an Accipiter. I have to wait until PrairieFalcon posts to guess what I think it is...

Neil G.

[Storm-Petrel]

WAIT!!!!!!!!!! i guess Merlin instead of SSHA

[prairiemerlin]

Too bad you can't guess more than once!

[PrairieFalcon]

Cooper's Hawk?

DING DING DING DING............. Tim is the winner.................

Try the next, a 10 pointer.

[tim.birdboy]

White scapulars, hmmmm...I'm tempted to say Osprey, but....barred flank...

Red-tailed Hawk?

[Storm-Petrel]

Ill go with Osprey judgin the head pattern, even though something seems a little wierd...

Im still with Osprey though

[PrairieFalcon]

White scapulars, hmmmm...I'm tempted to say Osprey, but....barred flank...

Red-tailed Hawk?

Tim got it again!

Heres the next starting at 8 points.

[tim.birdboy]

Oh my, you've got me stumped! :-(

Umm, Mississippi Kite?

[Accipiter91]

I agree! Mississippi Kite

[prairiemerlin]

Belted Kingfisher

[Accipiter91]

ooh...never looked at it that way!

[PrairieFalcon]

Belted Kingfisher

Survey says........... Your right! a Belted Kingfisher.

[PrairieFalcon]

Heres the next! 12 points.

[tim.birdboy]

Ring-billed Gull?

[PrairieFalcon]

Ring-billed Gull?

Yes a ring billed gull,

Hopefully this is harder. 10 points.

[Storm-Petrel]

Eastern Towhee

[PrairieFalcon]

Correct.

This one shouldn't be to hard, so i will start it at 5 points.

[Progne Subis]

Blackburnian Warbler

[PrairieFalcon]

You guys are to good for me.

Heres the next, 10 points.