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Flying Feeder Birds Diabolical Quiz

March 7, 2010 by Corey 5 Comments

Just plain feeder birds are too easy for 10,000 Birds readers to identify, even in diabolical format, so this diabolical identification quiz features flying...

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Black-billed Streamertail

March 2, 2010 by Mike 18 Comments

While we’re on the subject of truly sensational hummingbirds, I’d like to introduce one of the finest specimens to be found in the Greater...

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Bird Feeders in Forest Park

February 19, 2010 by Corey 6 Comments

We Queens birders who live near Forest Park are still filling feeders and scattering seed for the hungry avian hordes, and with the amount...

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Diabolical Equatorial Hummingbird ID: Puffleg Edition

February 17, 2010 by Mike 6 Comments

At last, I believe I’ve found an ID challenge too diabolical for even the crack cadre of avian savants that tend to respond to...

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Birds on Plates Diabolical Quiz

February 16, 2010 by Corey 9 Comments

First off, no, we will not be eating birds nor looking at birds that are about to be eaten in this quiz. Instead, we...

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Common Eider Somateria mollissima

February 7, 2010 by Corey 8 Comments

Though most people probably have only heard of eiders in relation to eiderdown pillows, the Common Eider is a bird well worth getting to...

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Black Scoter Melanitta americana

February 6, 2010 by Corey 7 Comments

The Black Scoter Melanitta americana, called the American Scoter by some and Melanitta nigra by others*, is a large seaduck rather readily identified by...

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