Take the Feeder-bird Quiz

Take the feeder-bird quiz!

Written by Nate Cote who is assisting with Project FeederWatch through the Federal Work Study Program

Merle d'Amériques locate earthworms by
1. sight
2. sound
3. touch
4. smell
According to Project Feederwatch data, this is the most commonly reported bird at bird feeders in North America
1. Moineau domestique
2. Pic mineur
3. Junco ardoisé
4. Chardonneret jaune
What term is used to describe birds that usually spend their winters in remote northern areas but fly further south when their food supply has dwindled? (Hint: it is often used to describe winter finches and red-breasted nuthatches.)
1. explorative
2. migratory
3. explosive
4. irruptive
What disease has been recently spreading among Roselin familieres and Chardonneret jaunees in the eastern United States?
1. Salmonellosis
2. Conjunctivitis
3. Trichomoniasis
4. Aspergillosis
What aggressive and noisy feeder bird was introduced to North America in the late 1800’s as part of one man’s plan to have all of the birds in Shakespeare’s works living in Central Park in New York City?
1. Étourneau sansonnet
2. Moineau domestique
3. Pigeon biset
4. Faisan de Colchide
These birds have a black cap and a white underside. They creep up and down tree trunks hiding their food in crevices.
1. Mésange à tête noire
2. Sittelle à poitrine blanche
3. Grimpereau brun
4. Pic chevelu
These are the smaller (typically) of the two most common birds of prey to be seen at feeders.
1. Épervier brun
2. Buse à queue rousse
3. Cooper’s Hawk
4. Busard Saint-Martin
You should use this kind of seed to best attract small finches to your feeder.
1. striped sunflower
2. niger (thistle)
3. millet
4. whole corn
Woodpeckers are especially fond of this type of food at feeders.
1. fruit
2. millet
3. suet
4. peanuts
How often should you clean your feeder?
1. once a year
2. once a month
3. once every two weeks
4. every day
What proportions of sugar to boiling water should you use when making hummingbird food?
1. one part water to one part sugar
2. two parts water to one part sugar
3. four parts water to one part sugar
4. ten parts water to one part sugar
When counting birds for Project FeederWatch, you should NOT count:
1. predatory birds that are attracted by birds at your feeder
2. birds that are attracted to fruit or ornamental plantings in your count site
3. birds that are attracted by a bird bath in your count site
4. birds that just pass through or above your yard
This feeder bird was recently split into 2 species, one in the East and one in the West.
1. Scrub Jay
2. Rufous-sided Towhee
3. Pic flamboyant
4. Junco ardoisé
This feeder bird has a special pouch in its throat where it stores seed for a few hours. An adaptation to the cold climates this bird inhabits, this pouch allows the bird to feed rapidly and then digest some seed later while resting in a sheltered spot.
1. Bruant hudsonien
2. Gros-bec errant
3. Tarin des pins
4. Sizerin flammé
The brightness of the red color in a Roselin familier’s plumage is largely determined by:
1. the types commercial birdseed in their diet
2. weather
3. genetics
4. certain types of wild foods in their diet
Which of the following is TRUE about the behavior of American goldfinches?
1. females are dominant over males
2. females tend to migrate farther south than males
3. females tend to flock in separate flocks from males in winter
4. females tend to stay farther north in the winter than males
The roots of the tongues of many species of woodpecker reach:
1. to the back of the throat
2. around the back of the skull, over the top of the skull and into an area right behind the right eyeball
3. down the throat and attaching to the bottom of the furcula (wishbone)
4. to the back of the skull
This bird loves to eat berries. It is crested and has a black mask, a gray belly, wings with yellow spots and a yellow-tipped tail.
1. Pie-grièche grise
2. Steller’s Jay
3. Jaseur d'Amérique
4. Jaseur boréal

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