Tuesday, April 12, 2011

ID Quiz: Birds on a Wire

Location: A residential neighborhood in Miami, Florida
Date: March 30

Yes these birds are in silhouette (sorry) and yes they represent four separate (bird) species.

The first person who can correctly identify these four species AND write a separate (and proper) haiku about one of them, wins a copy of my new book Hummingbirds and Butterflies (which I wrote with co-author Connie Toops).

Deadline for entries is Saturday, April 16, 2011. May the best birder/poet emerge victorious!
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13 comments:

  1. OggieApril 12, 2011 at 11:57 AM

    Loggerhead Shrike
    Boat-tailed Grackle
    Mourning Dove
    Eurasian Collared-Dove

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  2. OggieApril 12, 2011 at 12:36 PM

    My Haiku:

    Dove flies to the west
    Dove circles the world in time
    Dove that ate the south

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  3. rebeccaApril 12, 2011 at 4:19 PM

    Hm... Oggie may have it right with the Loggerhead Shrike, but just in case-

    Northern Mockingbird
    Boat-tailed Grackle
    Mourning Dove
    Eurasian Collared-Dove

    This grackle knows that
    his long tail is the most
    fabulous of all.

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  4. cyberthrushApril 12, 2011 at 4:40 PM

    Carolina Parakeet, Ivory-billed Woodpecker, Kiwi, Passenger Pigeon

    Double-knock unheard
    By nary a human ear
    Echoes through the woods.

    Whadda I win? ;-)

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  5. Eva MatthewsApril 13, 2011 at 8:57 AM

    Loggerhead Shrike
    Northern Mockingbird
    Mourning Dove
    Eurasian Collared-dove


    Butcherbird so small,
    Yet a killer nonetheless.
    Your prey has no chance.

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  6. Alan PulleyApril 13, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    A couple of these are tough but I'm going to guess the Loggerhead Shrike, Common Grackle, Mourning Dove and the last one I’m going to take a wild guess and say an Eastern Meadowlark…??

    For the mourning dove
    A resting place up above
    He coos in the day

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  7. AmyApril 13, 2011 at 5:31 PM

    Northern Mockingbird
    Common Grackle
    Mourning Dove
    Rock Dove

    Grackle standing watch
    Shiny black feathers perfect
    Perching with three friends

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  8. Rondeau RicApril 13, 2011 at 10:07 PM

    I'll go with the majority

    Loggerhead Shrike
    Northern Mockingbird
    Mourning Dove
    Eurasian Collared-dove


    birds unknown two handfuls
    better left in a bush
    haiku is a vegetable

    When it comes to haiku I don’t have a clue.

    I'll buy a copy of the book.

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  9. evyApril 14, 2011 at 5:31 AM

    OK, I'm from New England but have a few Florida sightings.
    Let's be different and try:

    northern mockingbird
    great crested flycatcher
    white crowned pigeon
    mourning dove

    Tyrant arcs from treetop tower
    Intercepts a feast
    Of gossamer dragon’s wing.

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  10. Holly VaughnApril 14, 2011 at 2:44 PM

    I like:

    Loggerhead Shrike
    Common Grackle
    Mourning Dove
    Eurasian Collared-dove

    And a haiku for you:

    Four birds on a wire
    Perched precariously high
    Balance, strength and skill

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  11. rebeccaMay 1, 2011 at 10:25 AM

    If you get a chance, it would be awesome to know what the actual IDs of the birds were, unless you already posted it somewhere and I missed it - I don't think I actually won, but I am curious!

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  12. Bill of the BirdsMay 1, 2011 at 10:28 AM

    Oggie got here firstest with the mostest! Congrats Oggie! Please send an e-mail to me with your contact info. I'm at
    bt3 AT birdwatchersdigest DOT com. Or you can call BWD at 800-879-2473 to give us your address.

    LOVE the haikus, my people!
    Thanks!

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  13. Bill of the BirdsMay 1, 2011 at 12:16 PM

    Sure thing, Rebecca. Oggie had it right. Left to right: loggerhead shrike, boat-tailed grackle, mourning dove, Eurasian collared-dove.

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