Liam Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 Y'all are doing great at getting these guesses in on time! My brother is visiting this week so hopefully I have time tomorrow to write up the results. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Due to that @Liam is too busy at the moment he has asked me to do this week's analysis. Alright here is what we have this week: 1 Basic plumaged Dunlin- Note black legs, and the black slightly decurved bill, especially at the tip, also the brown face. This bird does not have the very distinctive black belly that a breeding dunlin would have, thus making it very easy to determine that it is in basic plumage. 2 Basic plumaged American Golden Plover- Note the very small bill, dark cap that contrasts with the rest of it's face, the white belly and chest, the brown mottled back, and that the head, neck, breast, and upperparts are grayish on the American Golden-Plover, were as on the very similar pacific Golden-Plover is yellowish, in those areas. 3 Basic plumaged Hudsonian Godwit- Note the bicolored and upturned bill, which immediately helps identify it as a Godwit, it is differentiated from the similar Bar-tailed and Black-tailed Godwits by the dark axillaries and underwing coverts, plus that only the lower mandible is pinkish colored, and not the top mandible as well. Also note the gray neck and back, and the white eyebrow and throat. This bird is in basic/nonbreeding plumage, in breeding plumage it would have a white neck, and dark rufous underneath, instead of the gray neck and white underneath this bird has. 7 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 On 3/1/2022 at 1:02 PM, Liam said: I owe my success this week to my shorebird book. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirVive Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Wow, having never seen any of these and hardly getting any exposure to shorebirds in general I did better than I hoped. Guessed Red Knot for the first one but got both the others right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulK Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Got the Dunlin and knew it was a Godwit of some sort (guessed wrong). For the Plover I thought it was too clean underneath for a Golden based on the pictures in Sibley so guessed Black-bellied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I knew they were shorebirds. I wish I had more exposure to them. I suspected I'd seen the first one before (and I had) but couldn't remember what it was. I had the second as a plover and knew a couple it wasn't. I had no clue on the last one. Turns out I haven't knowingly seen the last two. Ah, well; as they say, "Live and Forget". At least, I think that's it; maybe not? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meghann Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Went Western on the first one, but got the others right. Ah well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Agh, messed up on the plover. Thought it was Black-bellied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 Answers due Monday, March 21st. I'll update the scoreboard before then. Thanks to Kevin for putting these 3 photos together 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 32 minutes ago, Liam said: Funny, I was going to ask when we can do vireos… 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 3 minutes ago, IKLland said: Funny, I was going to ask when we can do vireos… Cassin's vs. Plumbeous vs. Blue-headed give me nightmares...Fortunate that I only have to deal with BHVI here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 5 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Cassin's vs. Plumbeous vs. Blue-headed give me nightmares...Fortunate that I only have to deal with BHVI here. It’s not that bad. Learn the facial patterns/contrast for BHVI vs Cassin’s. Plumbeous is easier. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Just now, IKLland said: It’s not that bad. Learn the facial patterns/contrast for BHVI vs Cassin’s. Plumbeous is easier. Yeah, that isn't too bad, but what about Cassin's vs. Plumbeous, when you don't get good views? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 2 hours ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Yeah, that isn't too bad, but what about Cassin's vs. Plumbeous, when you don't get good views? Brightness of the sides, I’m sure there’s more marks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 2 hours ago, Liam said: Answers due Monday, March 21st. I'll update the scoreboard before then. Thanks to Kevin for putting these 3 photos together Are you counting points for age/sex? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitch58 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 4 hours ago, IKLland said: Funny, I was going to ask when we can do vireos… Are we sure these are all Vireos?😦 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 23 minutes ago, stitch58 said: Are we sure these are all Vireos?😦 Well…the first isn’t… 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 9 hours ago, IKLland said: Well…the first isn’t… Don't give it away! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 On 3/11/2022 at 8:11 PM, IKLland said: Are you counting points for age/sex? Yes, for all 3 birds! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted March 22 Author Share Posted March 22 Sorry y'all, I'm just slammed with thesis stuff lately. After I calculate the latest scoreboard from the past two quizzes, I think I will have to take a break from moderating the quiz until I've finished my master's in May. I'd love for the quiz to continue in my absence though, so y'all should have no problem keeping it going until I'm back. I think @Kevin is the natural interim successor, but I know y'all have expressed interest switching roles, so I'll leave that up to you. Stay tuned for the latest scoreboard! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 10 minutes ago, Liam said: I'm just slammed with thesis stuff lately Good luck! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 8 hours ago, Liam said: I think @Kevin is the natural interim successor, That's fine with me, but if someone else wants to I don't care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirVive Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 11 hours ago, Liam said: I think @Kevin is the natural interim successor 👌 It will keep him out of the competition 😉😋 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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