Bird ID

Question 1

Northern Cardinal

Answer 1

Cardinalis cardinalis
Order: Passeriformes

Question 2

Northern Mockingbird

Answer 2

Mimus polyglottos
Order: Passeriformes

Question 3

Carolina chickadee

Answer 3

Poecile carolinensis
Order: Passeriformes

Question 4

Eastern Bluebird

Answer 4

Sialia sialis
Order: Passeriformes

Question 5

American Robin

Answer 5

Turdus migratorius
Order: Passeriformes

Question 6

Turkey Vulture

Answer 6

Cathartes aura
Order: Cathartiformes

Question 7

Hairy Woodpecker

Answer 7

Dryobates villosus
Order: Piciformes
*larger than a Downy woodpecker, they have longer beaks

Question 8

Downy Woodpecker

Answer 8

Dryobates pubescens
Order: Piciformes
*smaller than a hairy woodpecker, shorter beak

Question 9

Cedar Waxwing

Answer 9

Bombycilla cedrorum
Order: Passeriformes

Question 10

Mallard Duck

Answer 10

Anas platyrhynchos
Order: Anseriformes

Question 11

Blue-Winged Teal

Answer 11

Spatula discors
Order: Anseriformes
*spatula = based on beak
*males have light blue feathers with green patch, females just has light blue patch on its wing

Question 12

Canada Goose

Answer 12

Branta canadensis
Order: Anseriformes

Question 13

Great Blue Heron

Answer 13

Ardea herodias
Order: Pelecaniformes

Question 14

Barred Owl

Answer 14

Strix varia
Order: Strigiformes

Question 15

Dark-Eyed Junco

Answer 15

Junco hyemalis
Order: Passeriformes
*hyemalis = winter, bird very common in the winter

Question 16

Brown Thrasher

Answer 16

Toxostoma rufum
Order: Passeriformes
*rufum = brown

Question 17

White-Breasted Nuthatch

Answer 17

Sitta carolinensis
Order: Passeriformes

Question 18

Carolina Wren

Answer 18

Thryothorus ludovicianus
Order: Passeriformes

Question 19

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

Answer 19

Archilochus colubris
Order: Caprimulgiformes

Question 20

Red-Bellied Woodpecker

Answer 20

Melanerpes carolinus
Order: Piciformes

Question 21

Blue Jay

Answer 21

Cyanocitta cristata
Order: Passeriformes

Question 22

Black Vulture

Answer 22

Coragyps atratus
Order: Cathartiformes
*head is gray/black, white tips on wings

Question 23

Eastern Phoebe

Answer 23

Sayornis phoebe
Order: Passeriformes

Question 24

Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker

Answer 24

Sphyrapicus varius
Order: Piciformes

Question 25

Bald Eagle

Answer 25

Haliaeetus leucocephalus Order: Accipitriformes

Question 26

Red-Tailed Hawk

Answer 26

Buteo jamaicensis Order: Accipitriformes

Question 27

Common Yellowthroat

Answer 27

Geothlypis trichas Order: Passeriformes

Question 28

Red Shouldered Hawk

Answer 28

Buteo lineatus Order: Accipitriformes

Question 29

European Starling

Answer 29

Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes

Question 30

Eastern Towhee

Answer 30

Pipilo erythrophthalmus Order: Passeriformes *males have reddish sides, black head and white belly *females have a brown head and white belly

Question 31

House Finch

Answer 31

Haemorhous mexicanus Order: Passeriformes *males: reddish head and breast; streaky brown back, belly, and tail *females: same as males minus the red

Question 32

Brown-Headed Cowbird

Answer 32

Molothrus ater Order: Passeriformes *males: thick conical bill, brown head, and black shiny body *females: same as males but is a light brown color

Question 33

Tufted Titmouse

Answer 33

Baeolophus bicolor Order: Passeriformes *crest, gray back, big dark eye, peach underside with white belly

Question 34

White-Throated Sparrow

Answer 34

Zonotrichia albicollis Order: Passeriformes *yellow spot between eye and bill, white throat, black and white crown stripes, brown and white wings

Question 35

Belted Kingfisher

Answer 35

Megaceryle alcyon Order: Coraciiformes *females: shaggy crest, chestnut belly band and flanks, long bill, blue-gray *males: same but no chestnut

Question 36

Red-Winged Blackbird

Answer 36

Agelaius phoeniceus Order: Passeriformes *males: black beak, red shoulder patch bordered in yellow, completely black *females: brown streaked!

Question 37

American Goldfinch

Answer 37

Spinus tristis Order: Passeriformes *males: dark wings with white stripes, bright yellow, conical bill *females: duller yellow

Question 38

Song Sparrow

Answer 38

Melospiza melodia Order: Passeriformes *long-tailed, brown streaks on chest

Question 39

American Crow

Answer 39

Corvus brachyryhnchos Order: Passeriformes *large, all black with slight gloss, long and thick black bill

Question 40

Pine Siskin

Answer 40

Spinus pinus Order: Passeriformes *sharp pointed bill, brown and streaky with yellow edges on wings

Question 41

Chimney Swift

Answer 41

Chaetura pelagica Order: Apodiformes *very short bill, slender bodies, short tail

Question 42

Killdeer

Answer 42

Charadrius vociferus Order: Charadriformes *large eye, two black chest bands

Question 43

Mourning Dove

Answer 43

Zenaida macroura Order: Columbiformes *blue/black head back and wings, orange/brown throat and forehead, light brown belly, forked tail

Question 44

Barn Swallow

Answer 44

Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes *black mark on side of the neck, peach head and breast, gray wings with black spots on wings

Question 45

Yellow-Billed Cuckoo

Answer 45

Coccyzus americanus Order: Cuculiformes *yellow beak slightly curved, long slim body, spotted tail