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ABA Online Bird Photo Quiz 64
ANSWER
Takers of the ABA quiz, if they haven't already, will quickly learn that I love pictures of birds in flight, which is why I take so many of them. This month's quiz picture's subject has obvious orangish wing linings that will probably come in to play. Other prominent features are a whitish eye ring, a distinct white chin and throat bordered by blackish lateral throat stripes, a virtually all-black tail, and a pale belly. Finally, the bird's whitish undertail coverts have large, blackish centers that really ought to do something for us. Despite that last, I think that we'll start with the wing linings.
Few species have wing linings of approximately this color, including a few doves, a few hummers, Say's Phoebe, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Barn Swallow, Bluethroat, American, Rufous-backed, and Clay-colored robins, Flame-colored Tanager, and six species of orioles. Shape and proportions can readily eliminate the doves, the hummers, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, and the swallow, leaving us with the phoebe, four thrushes, and six orioles. Bluethroat, Clay-colored Robin, and two of the orioles (Bullock's and Baltimore) can be eliminated by our bird's all-dark tail. None of the remaining orioles or the phoebe sport dark-centered whitish undertail coverts. In fact, the combination of orangish wing linings and our bird's undertail coverts' color and pattern reduce the options to just one species: American Robin. In fact, with the knowledge of the correct answer, all of the other clues line up in the American Robin camp.
Looking more closely, we can see that our quiz bird has just barely a hint of a white tail corner on the bird's right side – there is a minuscule white dot at the outermost rectrix shaft terminus. This feature enables us to guess that the picture was not taken in the east, as individuals of the various races there exhibit strong and obvious white tail corners. Indeed, I took this picture of an American Robin in Loveland, Larimer Co., CO, on 29 March 2008.
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The following people (listed by submission date beginning with the earliest) submitted correct answers for the July Bird Photo Quiz – American Robin:
- Kimberly Sucy, Rochester, NY
- Brad Wilkinson, Tallmadge, OH
- Jacob Drucker, New York, NY
- Rick Poulin, Ottawa, Ontario
- Nick L, Falmouth, ME
- Justin Jones, Glendale, Arizona
- Nathan Swick, Chapel Hill, NC
- geoff moore, sandy, ut
- Karl Erich Mayer, Saint Clair Shores, Michigan
- Terri Everett, Big Rapids, MI
- Adam Nisbett, Saint James, MO
- Thomas Hall, Livermore, CO
- Josh Southern, Raleigh, NC
- Andrew Fayer, Fort Washington, PA
- Brandon Percival, Pueblo West, Colorado
- John Bissell, Grimes, Iowa
- Ryan Phillips, Campbell, CA
- Joshua Covill, Columbia Falls, MT
- Brendan Fogarty, Hempstead, NY
- Joshua Watson, Gaineville, FL
- David Bell, Sault Ste. Marie, ON
- Josh Anderson, Litchfield
- Tucker Lutter, Bronson, IA
- Kevin Kerr, Guelph, ON
- Jonathan Comeau, Williston, VT
- Richard Garrigues, San Antonio de Belen, Heredia, Costa Rica
- Chris West, Richland Center, WI
- Greg Lawrence, Rochester, NY
- Steve Arlow, Rochford, Essex, England
- JT, NY, NY
- Stephen Joly, Kamloops, BC
- Linda Swanson, San Francisco, CA
- Kathy Galligan, Bridgewater NJ
- Larry Therrien, Belchertown, MA
- Bracey Tiede, San Jose CA
- Cheska Lorena, Las Vegas, NV
- Ana Komro, West bend, WI
- Ted Stiritz, Russellville, AR
- Noah Gaines, Santa Barbara, CA
- Toby Ross, Davis CA
- Thomas Hopkins, St. Petersburg, FL
- Victor Ayala Perez, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
- Claude Auchu, La Pocatière, Québec
- Celestyn Brozek, Albuquerque, NM
- Benoit Dorion, Laval, Quebec, Canada
- Lee Barnes, Seattle, WA
- Brad Hammond, Brooksville, Florida
- Grant Gardner, Ottumwa, IA
- Troy Alello, Denham Springs, La
- Chris Warren, Portland, OR
- Michael S. Levy, Centereach, NY
- Seabrooke Leckie, Toronto, Ontario
- Geoffrey Parks, Gainesville, FL
- Urs Geiser, Woodridge, Illinois
- Chuck Carlson, Ft. Peck MT
- Avery Bartels, Nelson, BC
- Ruth Stearns, Lincoln, NE
- Matt Pike, Lacey, WA
- Brian E. Small, Los Angeles, CA
- Pete Fenner, East Peoria, IL
- Scott Gilmore, Lantzville, British Columbia
- Annie Meyer, Tacoma, WA
- Michael Butler, Woodview, Ontario
- Louie Toth, Fairview Hgts, IL
- Linda Hoffman, Springville, NY
- Su Snyder, Wooster, OH
- Jim Kopitzke, Mesa AZ
- Sam Burckhardt, Chicago, IL
- Robert Mottershead, Philadelphia, PA
- Chad Williams, Indianapolis, IN
- Jason Pietrzak, Logan, Utah
- Greg Schrott, Sebring, FL
- Tim Hodge, Roseland, VA
- Marc Ribaudo, Woodbridge, VA
- Jim Peck, Wausau, WI
- Philip Kline, Tucson, AZ
- Wayne Meyer, Denison, TX
- Marcel Such, Lyons, CO
- Joel Such, Lyons, CO
- Jerry Jourdan, Wyandotte, MI
- Gay Gruner, Beaconsfield, Quebec
- Stephen Seiffert, Lansdowne, Ontario, Canada
- Phillip Casteel, Madison,TN
- Denise Lindsay, Vicksburg, MS
- Daroczi J. Szilard, Tg.-Mures, Romania
- Corey Husic, Kunkletown, PA
- keith corliss, west fargo, ND
- Don Burt, Anaheim, CA
- Jon Atwood, Keene, NH
- Malkolm Boothroyd, Whitehorse, Yukon
- Shaun Hicks, Morrisville, PA
- Blair Sterba-Boatwright, Corpus Christi, TX
- Lesley Howes, Ottawa, Ontario
- Tristan Weinbrenner, McPherson,KS
- Tiarella Hanna, Edmonton, AB
- Marcelo Brongo, Barcelona, Spain
- George F. Cresswell, Colorado Springs, CO
- Rebecca Clark, Madisonville, Kentucky
- Matthew Daw, Raleigh, NC
- Ian Davies, Medford, MA
- Tom Benson, San Bernardino, CA
- Andrea D. Wieland, Greeley, Colorado
- Bret McCarty, Lakewood, OH
- Andy Johnson, Ann Arbor, MI
- tim Hochstetler, millersburg oh
- Lev Frid, Maple, Ontario
- Angie Hardesty, Bowling Green, KY
- Alan Dupuis, Cambridge, NY
- Mike Ellis, Omaha, NE
- Henry Trombley, Bristol, Vermont
- Glenn L. Werner, Beaufort, S.C.
- Gallus Quigley, Orlando florida
- Anthony H. Bledsoe, Pittsburgh, PA
- Max Wilson, Kensington, MD
- Liis Veelma, Winnipeg MB
- Rob Lane, Chandler, AZ
- Eddie Mundall, Yreka, CA
- Olaf Soltau, New Preston, CT
- Michael Bender, Athens, GA
- Cinda Crosley, Pflugerville, TX
- Phil Wixom, Fort Wayne, IN
- Sam Koenen, Bozeman, MT
- Erica Wunder, Beaufort, S.C.
- Valerie Mann, Racine, WI
- Maggie Maners, Owens Cross Roads, AL
- Spencer Hardy, Norwich, VT
- Jeremy Medina, Tucson, AZ
- Julie Desmeules, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
- Michael Lester, Haworth, NJ
- Matt Kenne, Algona, Iowa
- Aaron Bilyeu, Placerville, CA
- Tamara Brenner, Elmhurst, IL
- Patty McKelvey, Sheffield Village, Ohio
- Randall Royal, Beaufort, S.C.
- Amy St. Pierre, Kelly, WY
- Jim Mountjoy, Galesburg, IL
- Elaine MacPherson, Sierra Madre, CA
- James McKay, Mesa, AZ
- Haynes A. Werner, Beaufort, S.C.
- Jeff Bouton, Port Charlotte, FL
- Evan Barrientos, Milwaukee, WI
- Kevin Cherney, Naramata,BC
- Sarah MacLean, Escondido, CA
- Steven Mitten, Belize City, belize
- Matt Baumann, ABQ,NM
- Georgia Conti, Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico
- Robert Lockett, Portland, OR
- Michael Woodruff, Spokane, WA
- Sulli Gibson, Northfield, Illinois
- Robin LaFortune, Delano, MN
- gary koehn, colorado springs, colorado
- Kathy Doyon, Plymouth, MA
- Joshua Gahagan, Oakham, MA
- Melissa Hein, North Branch, MN
- Machelle Johnson, Orem, Ut
- Charles Hornaday, Louisville
- Susan Kritzik, Portola Valley, CA
- Greg Gillson, Hillsboro, OR
- Blake Mathys, Milltown, NJ
- Marlene Jay Cashen, Veradale, Washington
- Kevin Bell, Philadelphia, Pa
- Lars Hemmendinger, Arlington, Virginia
- Ed Harper, Carmichael, CA 95608
- Travis Cooper, San Diego, CA
- Myles Falconer, Lakefield, ON Canada
- Thomas Collins, Pittsfield, Ma.
- chloe scott, forest knolls, ca
- Mike Burrell, Heidelberg, Ont
- Brooke Miller, Los Altos, CA
- dave, Norfolk
- Alexandre Anctil, Québec, Québec
- Daryll Myhr, Kelowna,BC
- Carolyn Broussard, carencro, la
- Matthew Johnston, Tucson, AZ
- Travis Rosenberry, Boise, ID
- Steve Hampton, Davis, CA
- Matthew Toomey, Tempe, AZ
- Barbara Scoles, Tigard, OR
- Phillip J. Kenny, Vienna, VA
- Greg Zupansic, Eugene, Oregon
- Lauren Bryde, St Petersburg, FL
- David Rosenbaum, Waco, TX
- Robert Doster, Albuquerque, NM
- Robert Packard, Riverside, CA
- codie otte, san francisco, ca
- Maria Comsa, Santa Cruz, CA
- Ron Pozzi, Granite Bay, CA
- Kari Williams, Milwaukee, WI
- Kelly McKinne, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Kathryn Zimmerman, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- John Kuenzli, Columbus, OH
- L. Long, Chandler, AZ
- Richard Jeffers, Santa Clara, CA
- Lori Fujimoto, Alameda, CA
- Dean Nicholson, Cranbrook, B.C.
- Ann McDonald, Calgary, Alberta
- Brian McAllister, Saranac Lake, NY
- Sandie Wilson, Severna Park, MD
- Matthew Schneider, Silverton, OR
- Charles Rossa, Manassas, Va
- Gerrad Jones, Philadelphia, PA
- jacob holloway, clinton township MI
- James McRacken, Charlotte, NC
- David R. Schas, Powell Butte, OR
- Barbara Breen, Grimsby, Ontario
- Geoffrey A. Williamson, Chicago, IL
- Julie Hart, Hartland, VT
- Jeff Hole, Orlando, Florida
- Matthew Medler, Niskayuna, NY
- Javier de Leon, Edinburg, TX
- Kevin M Hill, Shoreline, WA
- wes serafin, orland park il
- Bobby Walsh, Davis, CA
- Mary Walsh, Valencia, CA
- Katherine Ross, Anchorage, AK
- Jill Kaminski, Naples, 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.
| American Robin |  | 216 |
| Eyebrowed Thrush | | 5 |
| Redwing | | 3 |
| Bluethroat | | 2 |
| Buff-breasted Flycatcher | | 2 |
| Eastern Bluebird | | 2 |
| Townsend's Solitaire | | 2 |
| American Redstart | | 1 |
| House Sparrow | | 1 |
| Mountain Bluebird | | 1 |
| Rufous-backed Robin | | 1 |
| Say's Phoebe | | 1 |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | | 1 |
| Swainson's Warbler | | 1 |
| Varied Thrush | | 1 |
| Western Bluebird | | 1 |
| Wood Thrush | | 1 |
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The photo and answer for this quiz were supplied by Tony Leukering.
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