Ohio birding quiz (1 Viewer)

Just a little something for the birders that are snowed-in.

1. Which breeder habitually incorporates shed snake skins into its nest?

2. Which of the following birds have been reliably recorded in every
month of the year in Ohio? Great egret, red-headed woodpecker,
eastern kingbird, yellow-rumped warbler, broad-winged hawk, dark-eyed
junco, dunlin, indigo bunting.

3. Name the tree-cavity nesters in the following list: winter wren,
ovenbird, great crested flycatcher, common goldeneye, Acadian
flycatcher, bufflehead, blue jay, Carolina parakeet, yellow-crowned
night-heron, gadwall.

4. Which of the following have no reliable June records in Ohio?
Snowy owl, pomarine jaeger, northern shrike, rough-legged hawk, glaucous
gull, curlew sandpiper, northern junco.

5. Which of the following chronically bob or pump their tails when
perched or on the ground? Palm warbler, song sparrow, tree swallow,
winter wren, northern mockingbird, horned lark, American pipit, Brewer's
blackbird, brown thrasher, spotted sandpiper, fox sparrow, Kirtland's
warbler.

6. Which of the following depend more or less completely on human
structures for nesting in Ohio? House finch, European starling,
eastern bluebird, prothonotary warbler, purple martin, peregrine falcon,
osprey, barn swallow, eastern phoebe, chimney swift, wood duck.

7. Which of the following show obvious white wing-stripes in flight?
Marbled godwit, sanderling, whimbrel, red phalarope, greater yellowlegs,
willet, Wilson's phalarope, buff-breasted sandpiper, killdeer, dunlin,
stilt sandpiper.

8. Which of the following species can occasionally be seen swimming?
American crow, American avocet, American woodcock, American bittern,
American white pelican, American pipit.

9. Which of the following will not normally nest in trees? Tree
swallow, solitary sandpiper, Bonaparte's gull, marbled godwit, American
pipit, bobolink, American tree sparrow, Nashville warbler, blackpoll
warbler, lark sparrow.

10. Which of the following normally show no reddish feathering in the
field as adults at any time of year in either sex? Dark-eyed junco,
gray catbird, western meadowlark, painted bunting, dickcissel, Lapland
longspur, yellow warbler, black-bellied plover, northern parula,
Cooper's hawk, surf scoter, stilt sandpiper.

11. It's mid-September. Someone reports to you seeing a shorebird on a
Lucas County mudflat from 300 yards, and felt sure of having seen
unmarked bright white underparts, long yellow legs and long dark bill.
Name the best choice among the following: stilt sandpiper, pectoral
sandpiper, Wilson's phalarope, lesser yellowlegs, long-billed dowitcher.

12. Identify the following superlatives among species on the Ohio
list: heaviest; longest wing-span; most numerous in Ohio; largest
number of feathers; longest tail feathers; most recently extinct.

13. Give the standard English versions of the following folk names:
dabchick, water turkey, specklebelly, butterball, pumpkin-blossom coot,
mudhen, high-hole, kent, shirt-tail bird, rice-bird. 10

14. Which of the following passerines are far more likely to walk than
to hop when on the ground? European starling, eastern meadowlark, snow
bunting, Baltimore oriole, Connecticut warbler, ovenbird, eastern
towhee, Carolina wren, savannah sparrow, brown-headed cowbird.

15. Which of the following have never been confirmed as breeding in
Ohio? Great black-backed gull, western kingbird, common snipe,
solitary sandpiper, Swainson's warbler, purple gallinule, Wilson's
phalarope, American pipit, alder flycatcher, glossy ibis. 10

16. With what species group is each of the following terms most often
associated? Cere, mantle, aigrette, polyandry, kettle, gorget,
recurved, booming, cock nest, eyrie.

17. Two ornithologists' names appear three times in the standard
English names of Ohio species, and four twice. Name them.

18. Of the following migrant pairs, which is seen earlier in Ohio in
spring, on average? Least flycatcher/eastern wood-pewee,
black-throated green warbler/magnolia warbler, red-shouldered
hawk/broad-winged hawk, chimney swift/common nighthawk, pectoral
sandpiper/spotted sandpiper, great egret/green heron, blue-winged
teal/ring-necked duck.

19. Of the following migrant pairs, which tends to leave Ohio later in
the fall on average? Short-billed dowitcher/long-billed dowitcher,
eastern kingbird/warbling vireo, yellow warbler/hooded warbler, snowy
egret/great egret, barn swallow/cliff swallow, common tern/Forster's
tern, American bittern/least bittern.

20. If the average temperature were to rise five degrees F, name the
three species in the following list most likely to be lost as known Ohio
nesters and the three most likely to be gained: orchard oriole,
yellow-headed blackbird, alder flycatcher, Nashville warbler,
Mississippi kite, Wilson's plover, fish crow, northern goshawk, western
meadowlark, northern shrike, tricolored heron, black-capped chickadee,
Wilson's snipe, house finch, golden-crowned kinglet, black-necked stilt,
hooded warbler, Brewer's blackbird, American bittern, king rail, marsh
wren, red-cockaded woodpecker.

21. Which of the following show obvious differences in bill and/or leg
colors as adults depending on the time of year? European starling,
Wilson's phalarope, black-crowned night-heron, snowy egret, laughing
gull, herring gull, blackpoll warbler, blue grosbeak, snow goose,
broad-winged hawk.

22. A friend calls you on the phone in January. She's in Cleveland,
looking at a gull floating on the water. It shows no black on the upper
sides of the folded wings. Which of the following on the Ohio list might
it be, based on this characteristic alone? Little gull, Bonaparte's
gull, glaucous gull, Franklin's gull, black-legged kittiwake, ivory
gull, Thayer's gull, Ross's gull, Iceland gull, Sabine's gull.

23. Which of the following species are known to have been far more
common in Ohio a hundred years ago than today? Barn owl, Eskimo
curlew, gray partridge, ivory-billed woodpecker, eastern meadowlark,
yellow warbler, spotted sandpiper, common raven, bobolink, ring-billed
gull.

24. Which of the following species are generally estimated to have been
far more common in Ohio two hundred years ago than a hundred years ago?
Barn owl, eastern meadowlark, common raven, snow goose, brown-headed
cowbird, passenger pigeon, mute swan, gray partridge, greater
prairie-chicken, swallow-tailed kite.

25. More than one published work has borne the title "The Birds of
Ohio"; name the authors.

Right, let's have a go . . . not using any reference books

1. Which breeder habitually incorporates shed snake skins into its nest?
Don't know, I'll try Red-shouldered Hawk

2. Which of the following birds have been reliably recorded in every
month of the year in Ohio?
Red-headed woodpecker, yellow-rumped warbler, dark-eyed junco, dunlin, indigo bunting.

3. Name the tree-cavity nesters in the following list: winter wren, common goldeneye, bufflehead, Carolina parakeet

4. Which of the following have no reliable June records in Ohio?
Snowy owl, pomarine jaeger.

5. Which of the following chronically bob or pump their tails when
perched or on the ground? Palm warbler, American pipit, Brewer's blackbird, brown thrasher, spotted sandpiper.

6. Which of the following depend more or less completely on human
structures for nesting in Ohio? Eastern bluebird, prothonotary warbler, purple martin, peregrine falcon, barn swallow, chimney swift, wood duck.

7. Which of the following show obvious white wing-stripes in flight?
sanderling, red phalarope, willet, Wilson's phalarope, killdeer, dunlin, stilt sandpiper.

8. Which of the following species can occasionally be seen swimming?
American crow, American avocet, American bittern, American white pelican.

9. Which of the following will not normally nest in trees? marbled godwit, American pipit, bobolink, American tree sparrow, lark sparrow.

10. Which of the following normally show no reddish feathering in the field as adults at any time of year in either sex? Dark-eyed junco, western meadowlark, black-bellied plover, surf scoter.

11. It's mid-September. Someone reports to you seeing a shorebird on a Lucas County mudflat from 300 yards, and felt sure of having seen unmarked bright white underparts, long yellow legs and long dark bill.
Name the best choice: lesser yellowlegs.

12. Identify the following superlatives among species on the Ohio list:
heaviest; American White Pelican
longest wing-span; American White Pelican
most numerous in Ohio; Red-winged Blackbird
largest number of feathers; Trumpeter Swan
longest tail feathers; Common (Ring-necked) Pheasant
most recently extinct. Passenger Pigeon

13. Give the standard English versions of the following folk names:
dabchick, Pied-billed Grebe
water turkey, American White Pelican
specklebelly, Spotted Sandpiper
butterball, Yellow-rumped Warbler
pumpkin-blossom coot, American Purple Gallinule
mudhen, Common Moorhen
high-hole, Wood Duck (guessing from nest site choice)
kent, Snowy Plover (guessing from its UK name Kentish Plover)
shirt-tail bird, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
rice-bird. Bobolink
10 ???

14. Which of the following passerines are far more likely to walk than
to hop when on the ground? European starling, snow
bunting, Connecticut warbler, ovenbird.

15. Which of the following have never been confirmed as breeding in Ohio? Great black-backed gull, Wilson's phalarope, glossy ibis. 10

16. With what species group is each of the following terms most often
associated?
Cere, falcons
mantle, all birds
aigrette, egrets (& herons)
polyandry, phalaropes
kettle, vultures & Buteo hawks
gorget, hummingbirds
recurved, avocet
booming, bittern
cock nest, wrens
eyrie. eagles

17. Two ornithologists' names appear three times in the standard English names of Ohio species, and four twice. Name them.
Wilson, Swainson

18. Of the following migrant pairs, which is seen earlier in Ohio in spring, on average?
/eastern wood-pewee,
black-throated green warbler/,
red-shouldered hawk/
chimney swift/,
/spotted sandpiper,
great egret/,
/ring-necked duck.

19. Of the following migrant pairs, which tends to leave Ohio later in the fall on average?
/long-billed dowitcher,
eastern kingbird/,
yellow warbler/,
/great egret,
barn swallow/,
/Forster's tern,
American bittern/.

20. If the average temperature were to rise five degrees F, name the three species in the following list most likely to be lost as known Ohio nesters and the three most likely to be gained:
(what are degrees F ??)
Lose: yellow-headed blackbird, Wilson's snipe, golden-crowned kinglet,
Gain: Mississippi kite, fish crow, tricolored heron,
Oh, degrees F - did check that one out, they're a peculiar archaic way of measuring temperature, that should've been lost long ago . . . for anyone that's wondering, five degrees F works out as 2.8°C.

21. Which of the following show obvious differences in bill and/or leg colors as adults depending on the time of year? European starling, black-crowned night-heron, snowy egret, laughing gull, blue grosbeak.

22. A friend calls you on the phone in January. She's in Cleveland, looking at a gull floating on the water. It shows no black on the upper sides of the folded wings. Which of the following on the Ohio list might
it be, based on this characteristic alone? Little gull, glaucous gull, (ivory gull, Ross's gull - have these been recorded in Ohio?!!?), Iceland gull.

23. Which of the following species are known to have been far more common in Ohio a hundred years ago than today? Barn owl, Eskimo curlew, ivory-billed woodpecker, eastern meadowlark, yellow warbler, spotted sandpiper, common raven, bobolink.

24. Which of the following species are generally estimated to have been far more common in Ohio two hundred years ago than a hundred years ago?
common raven, passenger pigeon, greater
prairie-chicken.

25. More than one published work has borne the title "The Birds of Ohio"; name the authors.
No idea!!

Michael

Even by your standards,Michael,that is amazing!

Here's my 2 cents worth:

3. Name the tree-cavity nesters in the following list: Winter Wren, Great-crested Flycatcher, Common Goldeneye, Bufflehead, Carolina Parakeet

Michael

So, does anyone have the actual answers to these questions? Or must I actually do my homework

Thanks,
Scott (Toledo, Ohio)

For number 11 I thought Wilson's Phalarope was more likely. Much whiter underneath than a Lesserlegs.

Good grief -- this is a tough quiz!

The only reliable answer I can give, unanswered so far, is that the ILLUSTRATOR of "Birds of Ohio" is William Zimmerman, a marvelous HOOSIER artist!

Sphexes said:

So, does anyone have the actual answers to these questions? Or must I actually do my homework

Thanks,
Scott (Toledo, Ohio)

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I'll post the answers in about a week or so.

Michael's pretty close on some of them. I'll give you one: The answer for #1 is Great-crested Flycatcher. This species is to woodlands what the Eastern Kingbird is to open country. It is noisy, aggressive, and even more colorful. Living mostly under the forest canopy, however, it is much more often heard than seen, and is much less in evidence than its black-and-white relative. A mystifying habit is its frequent use of shed snakeskins in its nest lining. Whether this is intended to frighten off predators or merely decorate the nest is not known. The Great Crested is the only eastern flycatcher that nests in holes.

Thanks,
Mike

I tried this looking at no references:

Just a little something for the birders that are snowed-in.

1. Which breeder habitually incorporates shed snake skins into its nest?

Great Crested Flycatcher

2. Which of the following birds have been reliably recorded in every
month of the year in Ohio? red-headed woodpecker, yellow-rumped warbler.

3. Name the tree-cavity nesters in the following list: , common goldeneye, bufflehead, Carolina parakeet.

4. Which of the following have no reliable June records in Ohio? glaucous
gull, curlew sandpiper, .

5. Which of the following chronically bob or pump their tails when
perched or on the ground? Palm warbler, winter wren, northern mockingbird, American pipit, Brewer's
blackbird, brown thrasher, spotted sandpiper,

6. Which of the following depend more or less completely on human
structures for nesting in Ohio? House finch, purple martin, peregrine falcon,
osprey, barn swallow, eastern phoebe, chimney swift.

7. Which of the following show obvious white wing-stripes in flight?
Marbled godwit, sanderling, whimbrel, red phalarope, greater yellowlegs,
willet, Wilson's phalarope, buff-breasted sandpiper, killdeer, dunlin,
stilt sandpiper.

8. Which of the following species can occasionally be seen swimming?
American avocet, American woodcock, American bittern,
American white pelican, American pipit.

9. Which of the following will not normally nest in trees? solitary sandpiper, Bonaparte's gull, marbled godwit, American
pipit, bobolink, lark sparrow.


10. Which of the following normally show no reddish feathering in the
field as adults at any time of year in either sex? Dark-eyed junco, black-bellied plover, northern parula,
Cooper's hawk, stilt sandpiper.

11. It's mid-September. Someone reports to you seeing a shorebird on a
Lucas County mudflat from 300 yards, and felt sure of having seen
unmarked bright white underparts, long yellow legs and long dark bill.
Name the best choice among the following: lesser yellowlegs.

12. Identify the following superlatives among species on the Ohio
list: heaviest; longest wing-span; most numerous in Ohio; largest
number of feathers; longest tail feathers; most recently extinct.

13. Give the standard English versions of the following folk names:
dabchick, water turkey, specklebelly, butterball, pumpkin-blossom coot,
mudhen, high-hole, kent, shirt-tail bird, rice-bird.

dabchick = pied-billed grebe
water turkey = Anhinga

specklebelly = Greater White-fronted Goose

butterball = Bufflehead

pumpkin-blossom coot = ?

mudhen = American Coot

high-hole = Ivory-billed Woodpecker

kent = Snowy Plover

shirt-tail bird = ?

rice-bird = Bobolink


14. Which of the following passerines are far more likely to walk than
to hop when on the ground? European starling, eastern meadowlark, snow
bunting, Baltimore oriole, Connecticut warbler, ovenbird, eastern
towhee, Carolina wren, savannah sparrow, brown-headed cowbird.

15. Which of the following have never been confirmed as breeding in
Ohio? Great black-backed gull, Swainson's warbler, purple gallinule.


16. With what species group is each of the following terms most often
associated? Cere, mantle, aigrette, polyandry, kettle, gorget,
recurved, booming, cock nest, eyrie.

Cere = falcon/hawks

mantle = gulls

aigrette = egrets

polyandry = phalaropes

kettle = hawks

gorget = hummingbirds

recurved = avocets

booming = prairie chickens/grouse

cock nest = ?

eyrie = eagles

17. Two ornithologists' names appear three times in the standard
English names of Ohio species, and four twice. Name them.
Brewer, Swainson


18. Of the following migrant pairs, which is seen earlier in Ohio in
spring, on average? Least flycatcher/,
black-throated green warbler/, red-shouldered
hawk/, chimney swift, pectoral
sandpiper, great egret/,/ring-necked duck.

19. Of the following migrant pairs, which tends to leave Ohio later in
the fall on average? Short-billed dowitcher/,eastern kingbird/, yellow warbler, /great egret, barn swallow/, /Forster's
tern, /least bittern.

20. If the average temperature were to rise five degrees F, name the
three species in the following list most likely to be lost as known Ohio
nesters and the three most likely to be gained: ?

21. Which of the following show obvious differences in bill and/or leg
colors as adults depending on the time of year? snowy egret,

22. A friend calls you on the phone in January. She's in Cleveland,
looking at a gull floating on the water. It shows no black on the upper
sides of the folded wings. Which of the following on the Ohio list might
it be, based on this characteristic alone? glaucous gull, .

23. Which of the following species are known to have been far more
common in Ohio a hundred years ago than today? Barn owl, Eskimo
curlew, gray partridge, ivory-billed woodpecker,

24. Which of the following species are generally estimated to have been
far more common in Ohio two hundred years ago than a hundred years ago?
Barn owl, common raven, passenger pigeon, mute swan, gray partridge, greater
prairie-chicken, swallow-tailed kite.

25. More than one published work has borne the title "The Birds of
Ohio"; name the authors. ?

Whither the Answers, Weather?

Are you going to post the answers soon?

Oh hell! I completely forgot. Yes, I'll post the answers this weekend. Sorry! I'm a little scatterbrain these last couple of weeks.

Mike