Answers to 10 question common feeder birds quiz!

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Question #1: Northern Cardinal (male)

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Question #2: Blue Jay

Question #3: Black-capped Chickadee

Question #4: Tufted Titmouse

Question #5: Common Grackle

Question #6: House Sparrow (female)

Question #7: European Starling

Question #8: Downy Woodpecker

Question #9: Red-bellied Woodpecker

Question #10: American Goldfinch

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  5. Can I get my answers. Cause I’d swear I had 8 correct. I’m pretty good with my ids. I know I got the starling wrong. Probably had the wrong “name” for one of the woodpeckers. But I definitely know they are woodpeckers. Chickadees probably didn’t get the species name correct but again I know it’s a Chickadee….probably sounds like whining but I’m having some issues with a new piece of tech and I’m trying to find out what is not working correctly. Thanks Kim

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    1. No offense, Kim, but I’m pretty sure you’re not getting the answers due to a “user issue“ rather than a tech issue as I have taken the quiz multiple times over the years, always been given the correct birds afterwards, (& without having to give my personal info, or subscribing.) Just click on the orange box with the “SKIP” link in it or the SHOW ME MY RESULTS link.

      If for some reason, you are not offered the orange SKIP OPTION, then you might be on an iPhone, which defaults to the Safari browser, with content blockers on. If you are using Safari, just touch the large A/small A (next to the URL field) for the Safari menu & you will have several things you can choose: font size, trackers, reader, & CONTENT BLOCKERS OFF/ON. Make sure to turn content blockers off. You’d be amazed at how often I can’t even log into a page or see the content I expected due to my Contant blockers being on. They’re wonderful to have to protect us, but you’d be amazed how effective they are, and blocking things we sometimes want to see… Like the answers to this quiz

      I am an animal behaviorist, but new to the wonderful world of birdwatching. I am so enjoying all that they offer and strive to enhance their lives in every detail… From helpful feeders, bird boxes, to saving the lint from my dryer, which I put in my cage suet feeders to help all species in their nest building months, also great for those who remain in winter, just wanting an extra warm nest.

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  6. Hi Gayle, I have spent the last 30 minutes trying to figure out what bird that you saw. I am not going to take a shot in the dark at what it is rather I am going to recommend a website called whatbird.com They will have the bird I am sure or at least give you an idea of where to start. If not maybe try Sibleys Feild Guide to Birds. I think they have a website but I prefer the book. (I’m oldschool even though I’m 33) Audubon’s is great to. I hope this information to reference works out. Well good luck and keep your eye to the sky, and trees, and ground… just watch for birds and such.
    Sincerely Darrel J. Graver

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  7. 8/10 I called the Sparrow a Finch and always go with your first instinct I knew it was a Red Bellied but I second guessed myself. I do feel better that many people got this wrong but I still feel like a Failure. Just kidding.. I saw a Beautiful female Red Tail the other day. Well keep it up everybody, and to think I was just looking up tree frogs! 🐸

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    1. Got the same thing wrong I’m sure. But I do know they are woodpeckers. I know what chickadees look like my last name means titmouse. Come on !🤣

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  8. Me too. #9 Red belly? Looks yellow to me. Must be colorblind? I’m much better when it comes to stop lights though :D.

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  11. have a question, this is definitely a dove, very dark gray, small about 8 inches, lots of black spots and stipes on wings, small white or yellow strip under really dark eye. its not big enough for a mourning dove, a pair came this morning to feed.

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  12. Now if they’d shown a kookaburra you’d have been fine with that! Except the first one I saw was on a power line not an “old gum tree”.

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  15. 9-10. Not surprise which one I got wrong. I always struggle identifying house finches from purple finches and house sparrows, especially females.

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  16. Couldn’t tell on the Downy vs Hairy Woodpeckers because you didnt show their outer tail feathers that show black spots on the Downy, which the Hairy doesnt have.

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  18. Haha! I can not tell if you are serious or not! I need the beak and belly since males of both Hairy and Downy have red heads!

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  21. Under the ones I had wrong they put RELATED: followed by a link in blue to an ID Guide for that bird.

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  23. N.Hyde, nice job! I’m with you, I got 9/10 and also clicked ‘yellow-bellied woodpecker’. Long live the birds! 🙂

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  24. The really large woodpecker is called the Pilated Woodpecker. They sound loud and crazy when they call out like the ‘Joker’ of all birds.

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  25. I have seen the really big woodpecker and another woodpecker was average. I have no idea what kind they were

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