| "Answers" and Discussion for Bird Quiz #8. This quiz has two shots, one taken at Sanibel Island Florida by Mary Beth Stowe, and the other from Nome Alaska, photographed by Jean Brandt. In the first shot (Sanibel Island) try to find the eight species shown. Four are quite easy, two aren't too bad, and the last two just about impossible. One I still haven't found, but Mary Beth says it's there. Scroll down for discussion and to view the second image. |
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 Sanibel Island FL - May © Mary Beth Stowe |
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| #1 American White Pelican. The ones with paler bills and brown
smudges are immatures. #2 Double-crested Cormorant #3 Brown Pelican #4 Reddish Egret - two-toned appearance, bluish legs #5 Dunlin - reddish back, black belly #6 Black-bellied Plover - nice black and white head pattern #7 Short-billed Dowitcher - rufous plumage - probably not really identifiable in this shot #8 Red-breasted Merganser - supposedly there is a female behind the stick - I haven't found it yet. |
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| On the shot below, try to figure out species and ages for each bird. For the adult in the foreground and the immature in the back, try to get to the subspecies level. Scroll down for discussion. Click on the various species names for more photos. | ||
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