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[Lab project][Lab syllabus][List of birds to learn][Question of the Week ][Related Web Links][Student List] FIELD QUIZ 1 - Eggleston - February 19, 21
Each quiz will last no more than 30 minutes. The quiz will be worth 20 points. We will ask you a minimum of 5 questions and a maximum of 10 questions. The number of questions will be dependent on how active the birds are during the alotted time. The field quiz will take place during the first 30 minutes in the field.
To view a picture of the any bird for which the link is not working go to http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/pictlist.html
Week 2- Jan 28, 30 - Winter birds one might see in Southern Virginia
1) Common raven, 2) Red-tailed hawk, 3) Mallard, 4) Canada goose, 5) Northern Pintail, 6) Eastern meadowlark, 7) European starling, 8) American crow, 9) Red-bellied woodpecker, 10) Eastern bluebird, 11) Horned lark, 12) Golden eagle, 13) Merlin, 14) Northern harrier, 15) Red-headed woodpecker 16) American Pipit 17) Bald eagle 18) Snow bunting 19) Rough-legged hawkWeek 3 - February 4, 6- Local backyard birds (Birds you are most likely to see at a feeder in Blacksburg)
1) Northern Cardinal, 2)Blue Jay, 3) Carolina Wren, 5) Downy Woodpecker, 6) Hairy Woodpecker, 7) Carolina Chickadee, 8) Tufted Titmouse, 9) White-breasted Nuthatch, 10) Song Sparrow, 11) White-throated Sparrow, 12) Dark-eyed Junco, 13) House Sparrow, 14) American Goldfinch, 15) Mourning Dove 16) Purple FinchWeek 4 - February 11, 13 - Winter birds one might see at the Outer Banks
1) Common loon, 2) White ibis, 3) Tundra Swan, 4) Snow Goose, 5) American Oystercatcher, 6) Great black-backed gull, 7) Common Tern, 8) Brant, 9) Least Tern, 10) Peregrine Falcon,11) Lesser Yellowlegs, 12) American Avocet, 13) Laughing gull, 14) Northern Gannett, 15) Brown Pelican, 16) American Bittern, 17) Herring Gull 18) Green winged teal, 19) Northern Shoveler 20) Long-tail duckWeek 5 - February 18, 20 - Birds around the New River (McCoy Falls area)
1) Great blue heron, 2) Hooded mergansers, 3) Ring-billed gull, 4) Golden-crowned kinglet, 5) Bufflehead, 6) Yellow-bellied sapsucker, 7) Killdeer 8) American robin, 9) Eastern phoebe, 10) Red-bellied woodpecker, 11) Wild turkey, 12) Hermit thrush, 13) Fox sparrow, 14) Belted Kingfisher 15) Common merganser, 16) Northern GadwallWeek 6 - February 25, 27- Birds around the New River (Eggleston)
1)Turkey vulture, 2) Black vulture, 3) Brown creeper, , 4) Pileated woodpecker, 5) Wood duck, 6) Red-winged blackbird, 7) Northern flicker, 8) American black duck, 9) Cedar waxwing, 10) Cooper’s hawk, 11) Black scoter, 12) Barred owl, 13) Mute Swan, 14) Blue-winged teal, 15) American Coot
