Avian Quiz – July 1, 2011

Today’s quiz is all about birds.  Every clue is about birds.  Birds, birds, birds.

The answer, however, is not about birds.

I give clues to 4 words, a phrase.  Your task is to figure out the next word in this sequence of words.

1^st two words: Birdsong I am hearing now, near the end of June, in the suburbs.  I am in upstate NY and it’s pretty common hereabouts.  You could be hearing this too if you are in eastern US, as far west as, say, parts of Texas and going north to approximately the Canadian border.

3^rd word, first syllable: what do Kirtland’s Warbler, Louisiana Waterthrush, Palm Warbler, American Pipit (and maybe others) ­­­­­have in common?

3^rd word, second syllable: A bird that breeds in Florida, the northern limits of its breeding range.  It is a bird not often seen, it is a bird of swamps and marshes.  For this clue, use the last three letters of its one word name.

4^th word: What do bee, gnat and honey have in common?

Your task is to figure out the next word in this sequence of words.  Good luck!