Quick Three-Pic Quiz

By Corey • May 31, 2008 • 11 comments

Three pictures are below. Can you identify all six birds? The first was taken in Ringwood State Park in northern New Jersey, the second from my window , and the last in Forest Park at the waterhole. As usual, the winner, who is the first to properly name all six birds in the comments, gets nothing. Nothing, that is, but the accolades and respect of all who read 10,000 Birds.

Picture the first.

Picture the second.

Picture the third.

Good luck and happy guessing!

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Corey

Corey is a lifelong upstate New Yorker who recently took the plunge and moved to the city. He's only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list and broke the magical 300 barrier in New York State in 2007 by birding whenever he wasn't working as a union representative. He lives near Forest Park in Queens with Daisy, their son, Desmond, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B.

11 Responses to “Quick Three-Pic Quiz”

Nick May 31st, 2008 at 4:47 pm

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, House Sparrow, American Redstart, Veery, and Gray-cheeked Thrush? Can’t find the sixth, but I’m guessing Wood Thrush in the 2nd pic.

~Nick
Grant McCreary May 31st, 2008 at 8:12 pm

I’m agreeing with Nick.
1 - Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
2 - (Left to right) American Redstart, Wood Thrush, House Sparrow
3 - (Left to right) Gray-cheeked/Bicknell’s Thrush, Veery

This is just an aside that’s always bugged me - if you cannot report a Bicknell’s thrush away from breeding grounds without extensive documentation (and even then may not be believed), then why can we count Gray-cheeked? This is, of course, for those areas where both are possible during migration.
Nate Jun 1st, 2008 at 8:46 am

I only have a couple differences from the above guesses.

Pic1 - BG Gnatcatcher
Pic2 - Am Redstart, Brown Thrasher, House Sparrow
Pic3 - Swainson’s Thrush (just to be contrary) and Veery
Corey Jun 1st, 2008 at 5:13 pm

Once again all the correct birds have been named but no one has put them together properly…
Nick Jun 1st, 2008 at 6:54 pm

I change Wood Thrush to Brown Thrasher, but stand by Gray-cheeked Thrush.
Jochen Jun 2nd, 2008 at 2:27 am

Pic 1: BG Gnatcatcher
Pic 2: Am Redstart, Woodthrush, House Sparrow
Pic 3: Veery, Swainson’s Thrush
Corey Jun 2nd, 2008 at 8:52 am

Well, Jochen wins (after everyone else did the heavy lifting)…but I think if Nick had put forth a bit of effort he could have claimed the prize.
Nick Jun 2nd, 2008 at 10:28 pm

Hey! At least I didn’t embarrass myself… I looked at the pics fast, wrote BG Gnatcatcher, House Sparrow, and Veery, and almost hit submit… then realized there were six birds to find.
Corey Jun 3rd, 2008 at 7:59 am

All in good fun Nick…
Nick Jun 3rd, 2008 at 11:46 am

Always
Orkan Jun 3rd, 2008 at 1:45 pm

hmm..
1: bg gnatcatcher
2: am redstart, {–}, house sparrow
3: swainsons thrush
maybe..

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