Birding 101

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. What is the book that most birders carry with them on outings? dictionary field guide bird handbook outdoor survival manual

2. Which of the following can be considered a "field mark"? weight of bird nesting sites diet of bird wing bars

3. Which of these once thought extinct species was recently found to be alive in North America? Carolina parakeet Passenger pigeon Bachman's warbler Ivory-billed Woodpecker

4. Which of the following can be found in a marsh area? American pipit American coot American tree sparrow American robin

5. What species is not named for its call? Grey catbird Eastern screech-owl Mockingbird Say's phoebe

6. Which of the following can help make a positive identification of a species? habitat all are correct behavior voice

7. Which of these birds can imitate the human voice? Blue jay Thayer's gull Foster's tern Mute swan

8. The black-necked stilt and American avocet can be found where? perching in dead trees more than 10 miles off shore In shallow water roaming the sand dunes

9. Owls can only be seen at night. True False

10. The Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge is located where? Sanibel Island, Florida Catalina Island Cape May Greenland