Quiz 28: More Warblers

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This quiz continues the week’s theme of warblers, in anticipation of the spring migration (which is already in full swing in some parts of the country).

With thanks, again, to Brian E. Small for providing the beautiful photos. You can see lots more at his website.

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Question 1

What is this species?

A	American Redstart
B	Bay-breasted Warbler
C	Black-and-white Warbler
D	Baltimore Oriole

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Question 2

What is this species?

A	Golden-winged Warbler
B	Bay-breasted Warbler
C	Blackburnian Warbler
D	Chestnut-sided Warbler

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Question 3

What is this species?

A	Blackburnian Warbler
B	Hooded Warbler
C	Common Yellowthroat
D	Townsend's Warbler

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Question 4

Of these three species, how many have mostly dark auriculars?

A	one
B	three
C	two

Question 4 Explanation: 

Correct! The auriculars (or ear coverts) are the feathers behind and below the eye. The Chestnut-sided Warbler has black above and below the auriculars, but the auriculars themselves are mostly white.

Question 5

On the American Redstart, what color are the secondaries?

A	Only blackish
B	Only orange
C	Neither orange nor blackish
D	Orange and blackish

Question 5 Explanation: 

Correct! The greater secondary coverts are all black, and behind them we see the edges of the long secondary feathers stacked up on the folded wing. Each feather is orange at the base and blackish at the tip. The innermost secondaries (the tertials) are all blackish.

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