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Photo Quiz 5: On Your Field Marks, Get Set, Go!

December 18, 2009 – 3:40 pm

Congratulations to everyone who took Photo Quiz 4. No one had much trouble picking out the stockier, thicker-billed Philadelphia Vireo amid the warblers on display—a clear example of the value of size and shape in picking out differences in similarly colored birds. (See our free video series Inside Birding for more on how to ID [...]

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Photo Quiz 3: How Many Species in This Photo?

November 20, 2009 – 1:16 pm

It’s nearly winter, and those of you lucky enough to live near some beaches or mudflats probably enjoy gazing out over motley assortments of shorebirds like this one. Until you can get outside, though, cast your eyes over this photo and help us answer the question: How many species are in this photo? (Of course, [...]

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