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USA bird quiz, hopefully not too difficult (1 Viewer)

Round four!!! let's get serious

Harder questions...

1. This dark Neotropical owl has been sighted twice in south Texas.

2. The farthest south record of Gyrfalcon in North America was where?

3. The scientific name of this genus means "little brother", but it is a feminine form!

4. This genus' name means "footless".

5. This species of cormorant is found only in Alaska.

6. How many eggs do Golden Eagles usually lay?

7. Found only on a small island in California, this bluish bird is a recent split.

8. The normal ranges (excluding vagrants) of Franklin's and Laughing Gulls only overlap in one place, at one season. Where and when?

9. This famous woodpecker species, despite its scientific name meaning "lover of caterpillars", did not eat caterpillars. What did it eat instead?

10. John James Audubon depicted this otherwise unknown species, and gave it a name reminiscent of soda. What is it?
 
1. What is Stygian Owl?

2. You got me on this one...

3. No idea...

4. Apodiformes

5. Red-faced

6. 2?

7. Island Scrub Jay. Saw them last month!

8. Texas in migration?

9. Ivory-billed and insect grubs?

10. Carbonated Warbler!
 
1. What is Stygian Owl?
4. Apodiformes

5. Red-faced

6. 2?

7. Island Scrub Jay. Saw them last month!

8. Texas in migration?

9. Ivory-billed and insect grubs?

10. Carbonated Warbler!

Correct (I really had genus Apus in mind for 4.)
 
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1. This small flycatcher has only been seen once in North America, at High Island, TX.

2. This New Mexico wildlife refuge has huge numbers of Snow Geese and Sandhill Cranes.

3. There are 3 ptarmigan species in North America. What are they?

4. What chickadee can generally be found farthest north?

5. A large, brightly colored sea duck, this royal species breeds in the high Arctic and winters on the coast of the northern United States and Canada.
 
I believe the clause for the chickadee was 'generally'. If it was just plain farthest north, then Gray-headed would be correct.
 
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