It has been quite some time since the last of the 10,000 Birds diabolical quizzes. With Jory serving as our able Avian Quizmaster there seems to be less pressure to exercise the thinking parts of our readers’ brains so Mike and I end up serving mostly pablum instead of the difficult to swallow, absurdly impossible, diabolical quizzes. This one is a doozy and your clue is that all of the shots were taken this year in Queens, NY, so a knowledge of what birds can be seen in my fine borough will be of great assistance to you if you have that knowledge.
Remember to identify each bird by its full common name in the comment section below. If you think one of the birds is a Song Sparrow call it “Song Sparrow” and not the unspecific “sparrow.” No, none of the images below feature a Song Sparrow.* The person who gets the most birds correct first will win a free lifetime subscription to 10,000 Birds and the eternal admiration of the other folks foolish enough to guess less ably than you. As always, you are reminded that if you take the time to look at this post YOU MUST SHARE YOUR BEST GUESSES or you will suffer from broken optics, missed life birds, and the clap.
Without further ado here are the three images.
Diabolical A to Z Quiz in Queens Quiz Pic 1
Diabolical A to Z Quiz in Queens Quiz Pic 2
Diabolical A to Z Quiz in Queens Quiz Pic 3
Answers will be posted when I am good and ready to post them. Good luck! You’re going to need it…
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*After that bonus clue this quiz should be a piece of cake.
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My guesses are: (1) Mallard, (2) Monk Parakeet, and (3) Bald Eagle
I’m going with Wood Duck, Monk Parakeet and Red-tailed Hawk.
Hooded Merganser, Monk Parakeet, and House Sparrow. Feel more confident in saying we’ve all gotten 1/3 right.
1.) Hooded Merganser 2.) Monk Parakeet 3.) Canada Goose
Gun to my head on the first bird and I say shoot me. No clue. Not even sure what I am looking at. And no time to look at a book and try and figure it out.
Second bird is a Mitred Parakeet.
Third bird is a guess but I would say Short-billed Dowitcher.
Barrow’s Goldeneye, Puerto Rican Amazon, immature Snail Kite.
Yes, you are right: I have never been to Queens. How do you know?
Two birds have been identified correctly so far and no one has gotten more then one right.
DIABOLICAL!!!!
I’ll change bird one to mallard. Got another chance to look at it.
Ugh… you truly are diabolical Corey! But since you outed me, I will give it a shot.
1 I agree with Jochen Barrow’s Goldeneye
2 I hope the majority opinion of Monk Parakeet is correct
3 I am going with Mourning Dove… don’t ask why, because I don’t have a clue.
Okay, serious now – kinda…
1 I’ll stick with Barrow’s Goldeneye – too cool to drop, reality left aside
2 Monk Parakeet
3 imm Red-tailed Hawk
1)Mallard
2)Mitred Parakeet
3)Turkey Vulture
1. Red-breasted Merganser
2. Monk Parakeet
3. Red-tailed Hawk
@Jochen… don’t set aside reality, there was one recently at Jamaica Bay, and I am pretty sure Corey went to see it.
I’m going to go with
1) Hooded Merganser AND Mute Swan
2) Monk Parakeet
3) Cackling Goose
There are still only two birds for which the correct answer has been supplied.
I will say that the “Z” in the post title is a clue.
1. Anatidae
2. Monk Parakeet
3. Zitting Cisticola
Common merganser, Quaker parakeet, and morning dove….. i hope i don’t get the clap…………..
#2 is Mitred Parakeet, #3 is Canada Goose and #1 is a Snapping Turtle.
1) Barrow’s Goldeneye
2) Monk parakeet
3) White-Throated Sparrow
ok, does that mean #3 is a White-throated Sparrow?
1 Barrow’s Goldeneye
2 Monk Parakeet
3 Mourning Dove
Okay, I think I got it
1 – Barrow’s
2 – Monk P.
3 – Zelda, the Turkey (no it isn’t, but it was too good an opportunity to miss after Corey’s hint)
OK #3 is Common Raven!
Another clue: No one has gotten more then one bird correct!
DIABOLICAL!!!!
1 – Hooded merg
2 – Mitred parakeet
3 – Cave swallow (photo NOT taken in Queens)
But that would be too diabolical. In addition, when you click on the blank icons next to the names above, you come up with a post about tree swallows, So I’ll make #3 tree swallow!
Having another go
1 Hooded merganser
2 Mitred Parakeet
3 Mourning Dove
1) Wood Duck
2) Mitred Parakeet
3) Something big with a “Z” in the latin name.
@Corey: and you haven’t gotten your spelling right in your last comment. 🙂
1) Wood Duck
2) This looks like an Amazon (“a” and “z”!) parrot to me, but I sure as heck can’t get it to species level.
3)Bald Eagle
Has anyone picked this list?
1. mallard
2. Mitred parakeet
3. Mourning dove
But then where does the swallow come in???
Here’s my 2nd stab at this:
1) Hooded Merganser
2) Thick-Billed Parrot (from Queens Zoo- could that be the elusive “Z”)
3) Red-Tailed Hawk
Wood Duck/Thick-billed Parrot/Bald Eagle
Hooded Merg
Monk Parakeet
European Starling
Almost a logic puzzle that can be solved by looking at the comments and not the pictures at this point. Monica have it?
Nobody has gotten more than two, and Monica didn’t get any on her second guess.
DIABOLICAL!!!
Answer post goes up tomorrow…
Last try
1 Barrow’s Goldeneye
2 Wild Conures
3 Canada Goose
With wild I mean mitred!
3rd & Final Try:
1)Mallard
2)Thick-Billed Parrot
3)Red-Tailed Hawk