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ABA Online Bird Photo Quiz 47
ANSWER
Another hidden head bird? Not fair. Well, it seems that this was far easier than we thought. Just about everyone who played this quiz got the answer right—and those who didn't? Well, we suspect some nonsense was involved there.
So we do have a bird with a hidden head, but in this case we can see that it's mostly black with broad rufous edging to the tertials and greater coverts and prominent white spots to the underparts (that seem to be wearing off). As our answers show, there just aren't many birds that fit that pattern. And the one that does is a familiar backyard bird across most of the ABA area. In this case, we needn't make this harder than it was. This European Starling was photographed Ithaca, New York during January 2007.
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The following people (listed by submission date beginning with the earliest) submitted correct answers for the February Bird Photo Quiz – European Starling:
- Wayne Doyle, Pratt, KS
- Anne Brown, Durham, NC
- wilhelm firbas, Vienna Austria
- Aaron Bilyeu, Placerville, CA
- Don Hays, Union, MO
- Lori Fujimoto, Colorado Springs, CO
- Sam Galick, Flemington, NJ
- Wayne Meyer, Denison, TX
- Mike Wasilco, Scottsville, NY
- Aaron Hulsey, Smiths Grove, Ky
- Jessica Bruland, Damascus, MD
- Malkolm Boothroyd, Whaitehorse, Yukon
- Michael Bender, Athens, GA
- Petro Pynnonen, Helsinki, Finland
- Jenn Gillen, Minneapolis, MN
- Brooke McDonald, Santa Barbara CA
- Thomas Snetsinger, Brownsville, OR
- Elaine MacPherson, Sierra Madre CA
- Judy Klein, Whitehorse, Yukon
- Joshua Covill, Columbia Falls, MT
- Nathan Schirmacher, Princeton, MN
- Sam Collins, Van. BC
- Liz Gordon, Lewes, DE
- Brenban Fogarty, Garden City, NY`
- Eva Pratt, Inman, SC
- Sam Pratt, Inman, SC
- David Bell, Sault Ste. Marie, ON
- Brian McAllister, Saranac Lake, NY
- George Cresswell, Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Rob Young, Alexandria,va
- Denise Gordon, Oakley, CA
- James Colonna, Hopewell Junction, New York
- Ed Harper, Sacramento, CA
- Amanda Auger, Portland, OR
- Lois Goldfrank, Santa Cruz, CA
- Micah Malueg, Hooper, Colorado
- Sarah J. Zastrow, Riverdale Park, MD
- Dawn Corrigan, Salt Lake City, Utah
- John G Anderson, Reno, Nevada
- Nell haberman, Portland, Oregon
- Francesc Jutglar, Cardedeu, Spain
- Ethan Kistler, Newton Falls, Ohio
- David C. Smith, Owings Mills, MD
- Linda Long, Chandler, AZ
- Elaine Long, E. Brunswick, NJ
- Karen Rubinstein, New York, NY
- Jeremy Faucher, Enfield CT
- Brien Wiener and Alan Klein, Valley Stream, NY
- Patrick Dechon, Grahamsville, NY
- Joan Campbell, Marinette, WI
- John Boback, Morgantown, WV
- Julia C. Pappas, Salt Flat, TX
- Kelly Walters, Sandy, Utah
- Laura Coble, Cannon Falls, MN
- Glenn L. Werner, Beaufort, South Carolina
- Terri Everett, Big Rapids, MI
- Julie Sisk, Myrtle Beach, SC
- Kevin Welsh, Novi, Michigan
- Jim Parker, Bishop, CA
- Chuck Carlson, Ft. Peck MT
- John Bissell, Grimes, Iowa
- Carolyn Townley, The Woodlands, Texas
- Ben Wieland, Hackensack, MN
- Zachary Kaiser, Burlington, WI
- Jon Atwood, Keene, NH
- Brian Gatlin, Grand Canyon, AZ
- Alison Village, Berrien Springs, MI
- Karl Erich Mayer, Saint Clair Shores, Michigan
- Larry Kline, Fredericksburg, VA
- Luke Seitz, Falmouth, ME
- Brian E. Small, Los Angeles, CA
- Cinda Crosley, Pflugerville, TX
- Urs Geiser, Woodridge, Illinois
- Blue Rubinstein, New York, NY
- Greg Zupansic, Eugene, Oregon
- dave nurney, GB
- Alex Ewing, Rocky Hill, NJ
- Paul Oehrlein, Dobbs Ferry, NY
- Christopher Colby, York, PA
- Sarah Gross, Canandaigua, NY
- Yeray Seminario, Tarifa, Spain
- Joseph Morlan, Pacifica, CA
- Matt Pike, Baghdad Iraq
- Rick Poulin, Ottawa, Ontario
- Tim Snieder, Sarnia, Ontario
- Thierry Fournet, Paris/France
- Dave Magpiong, Bellmawr, NJ
- Bob Dunlap, St. Peter, MN
- Caity Reiland-Smith, Sioux Falls, SD
- Tyler Hallman, Claremont, CA
- Ian Davies, Medford, MA
- Matthew Daw, Raleigh, NC
- Eleanor Proctor, Peterborough, Ontario
- Vicki Axthelm, Riverton, WY
- Jon McIntyre, Corpus Christi, TX
- Jon R. Mundall, Connell, WA
- Carolyn Vance, Los Alamitos, CA
- Vicki Sandage, Ashland, KY
- Jonathan Comeau, Williston, VT
- Josh Shramo, Dillon, CO.
- David Simpson, Fellsmere, FL
- Michael Lester, Haworth, NJ
- Claude Girard, St-Michel. P.Q.
- Zack Barrow, McDonald, TN
- Jim Mountjoy, Galesburg IL
- Louie Toth, Fairview Hgts, IL
- Angie Hardesty, Bowling Green, KY
- Tom Benson, San Bernardino, CA
- A. McAndrews, Xalapa, Veracruz
- Anton Mach, Yardley, PA
- Michael S. Levy, Centereach, N.Y.
- Howard Troughton, Acton, MA
- Laurel McDonald, St-Felicien, Quebec
- Haynes A. Werner, Beaufort, South Carolina
- Victoria Hotz, Lawrenceville, NJ
- Jerry Chandler, Marshfield, Missouri
- John Walko, Collierville, Tn
- Colin Gjervold, Tampa, FL
- Aaron Boone, Columbus, Ohio
- Seabrooke Leckie, Toronto, Ontario
- kris singletary, Austin TX
- G Kelsey, Jacksonville, FL
- Kevin Kerr, Guelph, ON
- B. Raff, mays landing, nj
- Blake Mathys, Milltown, NJ
- Leslie Rountree, Fayetteville, Ga
- Charles Holbrook, Dataw Island, South Carolina
- Gary Gerald, Oxford, OH
- Jimmy Kirshberger, Liberty, IN
- Liis Veelma, Winnipeg, MB
- Philip Kline, Tucson, Az
- John Brush Jr., Mattituck, NY
- Julia Marko Dunn, Newmarket, Ontario
- Amy St.Pierre, Kelly, WY
- Enrique D. Zamora, Ensenada, Baja California
- Gerald J Brow, Cedar Michigan
- Malia Wenny, Galena, Il
- David Rosenbaum, Lorena, TX
- Harvey Farber, Melville, New York
- Su Snyder, Wooster, OH
- Susan Kritzik, Portola Valley, CA
- Grant Rettig, San Luis Obispo, CA
- Yves Gauthier, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- James McKay, Mesa, AZ
- Jason McGuire, London, ON
- Chris Warren, Portland, OR
- Stephen Seiffert, Lansdowne, Ontario, Canada
- Marcelo Brongo, Barcelona, Spain
- Jess Bridges, Sanford, NC
- Kristin Sasser, Sanford, NC
- Jonathan Gendzier, Jacksonville, FL
- Erin Combs, Russellville, AR
- Richard Hibpshman, Issaquah, WA
- Don Burt, Anaheim, CA
- James Smith, Ontario, Canada
- Steven Mitten, Belize City, Belize
- Szilard Daroczi, Romania, Targu Mures
- Connie Johnston, Moline, IL
- Nathan Swick, Chapel Hill, NC
- Zachary Loman, Jacksonville, NC
- Mark Alt, Minneapolis, MN
- Mary LaMarca, Silver Spring, MD
- Phil Crisp, Winston Salem, NC
- chris west, richland center, WI
- Stephen Joly, Kamloops, BC
- Tom Auer, Allouez, MI
- Steve Hampton, Davis, CA
- Nels F. Thompson, Owatonna, MN
- Angie, Sewanee,TN
- James K Wood, Saskatoon, SK
- Kara Lewantowicz, Colorado Springs, CO
- Brandon Percival, Pueblo West, Colorado
- Pam Baum, Tucson, AZ
- Michael Flake, ST.Augustine Beach
- Larry Lade, Saint Joseph, Missouri
- Joseph lautenbach, Grand Rapids MI
- Katy, Whites Creek, TN
- Pat Hodgson, Toronto, Ontario
- Eddie Callaway, Rockford, IL
- Yukii Lepas, Kennebunkport, Maine
- codie otte, san francisco, california
- Nancy Castillo, Middle Grove, NY
- Marlene Jay Cashen, Veradale, Washington
- John Breitsch, Denver, CO
- Steve Steimel, Severna Park, MD.
- Gia Kilbrith, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.
- Phillip Hardy, Americus, GA
- Ben Loehnen, Los Angeles, CA
- Nathan Darnall, Sunset, Utah
- Nick Anich, Ashland, WI
- Emilio Ariel Jordan, Ranelagh Buenos Aires
- Jim Kopitzke, Mesa AZ
- Aaron R. Polichar, San Diego, CA
- Marcia Huff, Holland, MI
- David copplestone, Lakefield, Ontario
- Rob Fergus, Perkasie, PA
- Elise Becker, Colorado Springs, CO
- Georgia Conti, Anchorage, AK
- Roger Tess, Tucson, AZ
- Michael Hartley, Tallahassee, FL
- Kevin Bolton, Prospect Park N.J
- Michael McCloy, Southern Pines, NC
- Julie Cocke, Jacksonville, FL
- Melissa Hein, North Branch, MN
- Diana Doyle, Minneapolis, MN
- Vaughn Morrison, Todd, NC
- Ben Coulter, Erie, PA
- Annette S Buenau, Fairbanks, Alaska
- Matt Newport, Aurora, CO
- Roberto Cavalieros, Brooklyn, NY
- Corey Husic, Kunkletown, PA
- Richard Garrigues, San Antonio de Belen, Heredia, Costa Rica
- Jennifer Vieth, Hastings, Minnesota
- Tim Baerwald, Eau Claire, MI
- Jonathan Lautenbach, Grand Rapids, MI
- Robin LaFortune, Delano, MN
- Michael Price, Dundee, Oregon
- Rob Maxwell, Midland, MI
- Philip Bourque`, Richmond Rhode Island
- Ann Frechette, Alfred, Maine
- Scott Schuette, Tucson, AZ
- Zandall Carpenter, Los Angeles, CA
- Lois Lindsay, Frankford WV
- Lyn Imperial, Middletown, DE
- Jason Giovannone, Columbia, SC
- David Rauch, Centreville, VA
- Lars Skalnes, Eugene, Oregon
- Ken Young, Buhl, Idaho
- Leonard Frost, Friendswood, TX
- Traci Van Tine, Otter Lake, MI
- Ken Madsen, Whitehorse, Yukon
- Katrina Troppy, TX
- Shizhen, Tucson, AZ
- Lee Barnes, Seattle, WA
- Ryan Dudragne, Saskatoon, SK
- Rosana Millard, Coral Springs, Florida
- Frances Geller, New York, NY
- Terrence Little, Murray, KY
- Amanda Spencer, Bay Shore, NY
- Shelley Tucker, Berea, Kentucky
- Janet Swartz-Myrman, Chippewa Falls, WI
- George Chaniot, Potter Valley, CA
- Greg Gillson, Hillsboro, Oregon
- Jacob Saucier, Baton Rouge, LA
- Jenifer Detter, Eureka Springs, AR
- Jim Hoover, Jefferson Hills, PA
- Krista Sorra, Albuquerque, NM
- Paul Glass, South Boston, VA
- Jenny, Reno. NV.
- Steve Stephens, Kingston,Illinois
- Susannah Lerman, Amherst, MA
- Lindsay Swanson, Portland, OR
- Linda Swanson, San Francisco, CA
- filip beeldens, Antwerpen, Belgium
- David Perpinan, Barcelona, Spain
- Heather McCauley, Coupeville, Washington
- Bonnie Reimer, Madison, WI
- Beth Wisotzkey, Upper Marlboro, MD
- Timothy Perri, Patchogue, New York
- Paul Watson, St George, Bermuda
- Matt Timberlake, Raleigh, NC
- Carrie Kirkton, Niskayuna, NY
- Trey Barron, Amarillo, TX
- Sara Thomasy, Raleigh, NC
- Jason Pietrzak, Concord, NH
- Tom McAuliffe, Farmington Hills Michigan
- Edith Prince, Seattle, WA
- Emily Rich, Rochester, NY
- Ron Pozzi, Granite Bay, CA
- Jeremy Roberts, Stevensville, MT
- Jim Fitzpatrick, Hastings MN
- Tim Hajda, Broken Bow, NE
- Matthew Schneider, Silverton, OR
- Robert Mottershead, Philadelphia, PA
- Michael Hichey, Albuquerque, NM
- Jeff Marks, Portland, OR
- Anthony Laquidara, Plainsboro, NJ
- Myles Falconer, Lakefield, Ontario
- William Lydecker, Bakersfield, California
- Barbara Kappel, Kankakee, IL
- Wendy Boothroyd, Whitehorse, Yukon
- Mike Burrell, Heidelberg, Ontario
- Sandra Lautrup, Effingham, Illinois
- Rich Swartzentruber, Salem, Oregon
- Nigel Bates, Hopewell, NJ
- David Cox, Tampa, Florida
- Wendy Gibbons, Galena, IL
- Val Cunningham, St. Paul, Minn.
- Andrew Woolum, Mattawan, MI
- Peter Wilkinson, St Albans, Herts, UK
- Jo Ann Cheyne, Mt. Sinai, NY
- Robert Guenther, Port Murray, NJ
- Tim Hochstetler, millersburg oh
- Don Koch, Salineville, Ohio
- Judy Runkel, Mooresville IN
- James P. Smith, Amherst, MA
- Phillip C Hicks, Grants Pass, Oregon
- Clive Bramham, Bergen, Norway
- Leighton Reid, Woodberry Forest, VA
- Brian Wright, Beech Grove, IN
- Bill Hintze, Berwick, PA
- Kasia Matyniak, Berwick, PA
- Philip Stahl, Fordville, ND
- Dorleen McBride, Ukiah, CA
- Robert Doster, Albuquerque, NM
- bill glenn, las cruces, NM
- Greg Tito, Richmond, Virginia
- Sarah MacLean, Escondido, CA
- Benjamin Berkompas, WA
- Joshua D. Kreitzer, Enterprise, UT
- Dan Walker, Canyon, Texas
- Mark Benson, Metuchen NJ
- Jack Young, Hamilton, Ont, Canada
- Andrew Deegan, Huntington, VT
- Wayne McBride, Ukiah, CA
- D Zampirro, Carson City, NV
- Erah Tilton, Seattle, WA
- g beetham, stockton, nj
- Ben Young, Salem, OR
- Larry Mays, Newcastle, OK
- Jacob Blok, Kalamazoo, MI
- Henry Wilton, Rutland, VT
- Barb Robertson, Ottawa, On., Canada
- Michael Miller, Chicago, Illinois
- Matt Anthony, Bel Air, MD
- Andrew Keaveney, Guelph, ON
- Pierre Howard, Atlanta, Georgia
- Brooke Miller, Los Altos, CA
- Tony Clements, Vienna, Virginia
- Harry Hooper, Tallahassee, FL
HOW DID YOU COMPARE?
As stated in the quiz rules, answers must consist simply of the Common or English name exactly as it appears in the ABA Checklist.
The following list shows the number of submissions for each species guessed.
| European Starling |  | 330 |
| Starling (disqualified) | | 6 |
| Black Rail | | 1 |
| Common Nighthawk | | 1 |
| Pacific Golden-Plover | | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | | 1 |
| Seaside Sparrow | | 1 |
| Spruce Grouse | | 1 |
| Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker | | 1 |
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The photo and answer for this quiz were supplied by Chris Wood.
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