Diabolical to the Extreme!

By Corey • December 22, 2009 • 17 comments

Though there is a long history of diabolical quizzes on 10,000 Birds it has been quite some time since we had one. And though I have great confidence in those who faithfully follow the blog I think this one quiz might be a bit too diabolical for even the most knowledgeable of 10,000 Birds readers. To make it a bit easier I’ll say that all shots were taken in New York City this December. The rules of the quiz are as the same as ever: list the birds you think are in each photo in the comments, using the exact common name for each species. For example, if you think a bird is a sparrow make sure you specify which species of sparrow it is, like a Seaside Sparrow or an American Tree Sparrow. The person who gets the most correct answers will win a lifer per month in 2010 and if you read this post and don’t try to identify the birds in the pictures you will not see a lifer for at least six months. An answer post will go up sometime after Christmas but before the New Year.

Diabolical to the Extreme! Quiz Pic 1

Diabolical to the Extreme! Quiz Pic 2

Diabolical to the Extreme! Quiz Pic 3

Diabolical to the Extreme! Quiz Pic 4

Diabolical to the Extreme! Quiz Pic 5

Good luck and I’ll see you in the comments!

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Corey

Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. He's only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasn't working as a union representative or spending time with his family. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B.

17 Responses to “Diabolical to the Extreme!”

Nate Dec 22nd, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Wicked hard.
1. White-throated Sparrow
2. Song Sparrow
3. Mourning Dove
4. Red-bellied Woodpecker
5. Tufted Titmouse.
#2 is by far the hardest. I felt like I could make a reasonable guess at all of them except for that one.
Patrick Dec 22nd, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Cruel. I’ll take a shot at the last 3.
1.
2.
3. Mourning Dove
4. Red-bellied Woodpecker
5. White-breasted Nuthatch
John Dec 22nd, 2009 at 1:32 pm
1. Swamp Sparrow
2. American Woodcock
3. Mourning Dove
4. Hairy Woodpecker
5. White-throated Sparrow
Patrick Dec 22nd, 2009 at 1:42 pm
Are all of the photos right-side-up?
Brendan Dec 22nd, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Wow – super hard, but I’ll take some random guesses:
1. Red-breasted nuthatch
2. American Robin
3. Mourning dove
4. Downy woodpecker
5. Black-capped chickadee
Jason Dec 22nd, 2009 at 2:25 pm
Fun.
1. Song Sparrow
2. Fox Sparrow
3. Mourning Dove
4. Downy Woodpecker
5. Black-capped Chickadee
Have a feeling others are right on a couple but figured I’d throw something different out.
Mike Dec 22nd, 2009 at 2:39 pm
I usually ignore these diabolical quizzes but the last thing I need before my first big trip of the year is a lifer jinx!
1. White-throated Sparrow
2. Carolina Wren
3. Mourning Dove
4. Downy Woodpecker
5. White-breasted Nuthatch
Corey Dec 22nd, 2009 at 3:08 pm
Diabolical I says, Diabolical!
4 of the 5 species have been named so far, but no one has named more than 3.
noflickster Dec 22nd, 2009 at 4:22 pm
I stand corrected, I guess you can get too close a look at a bird. But here’s my shot:
1. White-breasted Nuthatch
2. American Robin
3. Mourning Dove
4. Red-bellied Woodpecker
5. Black-capped Chickadee
Donna Dec 22nd, 2009 at 5:59 pm
O.k. o.k., I have nothing better to do except buy a car.
1. White-throated Sparrow
2. Fox Sparrow
3. Mourning Dove
4. Red-bellied Woodpecker
5. White-breasted Nuthatch
Corey Dec 22nd, 2009 at 8:05 pm
The name of the bird in #5 hasn’t even been mentioned yet. No more clues until Christmas…DIABOLICAL!!!
Nate Dec 22nd, 2009 at 8:53 pm
#5 isn’t that Ash-throated Flycatcher, is it?
Jason Dec 22nd, 2009 at 9:05 pm
5. American Goldfinch
Nick Dec 22nd, 2009 at 10:32 pm
1. carolina wren
2. house sparrow
3. mourning dove
4. red-bellied woodpecker
5. black-capped chickadee
Will Dec 22nd, 2009 at 11:02 pm
1. Carolina Wren
2. Fox Sparrow
3. Mourning Dove
4. Downy Woodpecker
5. Pocket Lint
Donna Schulman Dec 23rd, 2009 at 12:20 am
I thought #5 might be the Ovenbird, but Ash-throated Flycatcher is just as likely. Pocket Lint is the best guess yet!
Enjoy the Holiday Weekend, 10,000 Birders!
Mark Dec 23rd, 2009 at 3:41 pm
1. Song Sparrow
2. American Robin
3. Mourning Dove
4. Downy Woodpecker
5. American Tree Sparrow