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Bird Photo ID

This quiz is an IDENTIFICATION QUIZ. Usually, I let you search my pages for your answer. And you still may do this but I want you to use a bird book or the internet search to find the species of bird. An immediate cheater link is placed next to question but try not to use it. This is the "Honor System". Click on the thumbnail picture to see a larger version of photo. Also, there is a video of somme Emporer Penguins that is fun to watch and learn from. The video is from Arkive.org. Please visit them, you can learn more than I could ever tell you.

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[Click Photo] 1. This first thumbnail is one of our birds with tufted or peaked head feathers. These guys love fruits and wild berries and may be seen in small to medium size groups as they fly. If you really need to, click HERE for your answer.
  • Tufted Titmouse
  • Cedar Waxwing
  • Pyrrhuloxia
  • Blue Jay
  • Northern Cardinal


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[Click Photo] 2. This species of bird never builds its own nest to lay eggs in. When the time is right the female of the species finds the nests of other birds like Yellow Warblers and lays its eggs there for the owner of the nest to hatch. If you really need to, click HERE for your answer.
  • European Starling
  • Red-winged Blackbird
  • Rusty Blackbird
  • Brown-headed Cowbird
  • None of the above


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[Click Photo] 3. Here is one of our U.S. shorebirds but they may be seen inland in lakes and rivers. They like hunting for crabs and small fish which are their main diet. In the 19th century, this species was hunted to near extiction for its feathers. If you really need to, click HERE for your answer.
  • Great Egret
  • Snowy Egret
  • Great Blue Heron
  • Yellow-crowned Nightheron
  • Whimbrel


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[Click Photo] 4. These two birds are part of the Woodpecker family. In this species of Woodpeckers, the male will have the black moustache and a female has none. So it appears, in this photo, that these two males are having a territory dispute. When I took the photo they were waving their bodies back and forth at each other. If you really need to, click HERE for your answer.
  • Pileated Woodpecker
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker
  • Northern Flickers
  • Hairy Woodpecker
  • Acorn Woodpecker


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[Click Photo] 5. This family of birds is one that is able to climb the trunk of a tree upwards, downwards, and upside down in its search for insects to eat or store in the crevices of the bark. They are world-wide and will definitely come to your birdfeeders for just about any kind of bird seeds. If you really need to, click HERE for your answer.
  • Red-breasted Nuthatch
  • Pygmy Nuthatch
  • Tufted Titmouse
  • Black-capped Chickadee
  • White-breasted Nuthatch

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