Birding 101

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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