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Diabolical Avian ID Quiz: From A to Z in Queens

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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.* Jason Mar 15th, 2011 at 10:41 pm Hooded Merganser, Monk Parakeet, and House Sparrow. Yes, you are right: I have never been to Queens.

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A First Christmas Bird Count Experience

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These Blasts From The Past Bald Eagles are Getting Spoiled… Help Save Migratory Birds! OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Wicked, right? Sabrina Didn’t Make the American Idol Top 12?!? Thanks for visiting! Hat-tip to Stella.

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Answer to the Diabolical Avian ID Quiz: From A to Z in Queens

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In fact, the very first person to guess, Nick , managed to get the third quiz picture correct by calling it a Bald Eagle. Of course, that was the easiest of the three because though the bird in the image is captive, a bird that was injured and can’t be returned to the wild, Bald Eagles do occur regularly and naturally in Queens.

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Sea Snakes of Northern Australia

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Sometimes it is too late, as they are deceased and Brahminy Kites and White-bellied Sea-Eagles usually take advantage of the situation. And did you follow the dog tracks to find that – behind some bushes on the ground – the Brahminy Kites and White-bellied Sea-Eagles had taken “advantage of the situation&# ?

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Polygynandry and avian swingers

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Many robins, eagles and finches later, he ended up at university studying various biology things and wrote a thesis on vertebrate biogeography in southern African forests. Laurent Fournier Mar 17th, 2011 at 11:49 am Would the white throated sparrow qualify for this? Wicked, right? That would be mighty interesting.

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Beautiful Blue Backyard Bird

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We have avian beauty right in our European back yards as well, and need not seek cover when encountering birders from far-away shores. The eagle owl is still sitting tight on the nest. Jakob: whoa, you are perfectly right! This it is not entirely fair and far from … [pause again] … well, not very close to true.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of March 2011)

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Water levels are right but the waders are still very scarce. Blue Tailed BeeEater, White Bellied Sea Eagle, White Rumped Shama were other ones I particularly enjoyed. OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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