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| ANSWERS TO THE TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE QUIZ |
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| 1. What bird is know for it's laughing & yodeling sounds? LOON |
| 2. What is a large group of owls called? A PARLIAMENT |
| 3. This mostly white owl is sometimes called the "monkey-faced" owl & is appreciated by farmers because it predates on rodents. BARN OWL |
| 7. What is the smallest owl? ELF OWL |
| 5. What are the two ways that ducks feed? SURFACE FEEDING & DIVING |
| 4. What marsh bird sounds like a rusty pump and blends into the marsh grasses by stretching it's head & bill straight up and swaying from side to side? BITTERN |
| 6. What are male ducks called? DRAKES |
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| 8. What are Scaup called by hunters? BLUEBILLS |
| 9. What bird was once thought to hibernate in the mud during the winter? BARN SWALLOWS |
| 10. Why do some birds, with white on their tails, flash these "banners" when flying? (There are two possible answers.) -DANGER SIGNAL -DIVERSION (tail is non-lethal part of bird) |
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| 11. What bird is said to "dance on golden slippers"? -SNOWEY EGRET |
| 12. What are birds called that move into an area they don't usually occupy looking for food? (Give two examples.) -IRRUPTIVE SPECIES -RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH & SNOWY OWL |
| 13. Why are Red Knot populations crashing? -OVERFISHING OF HORSESHOE CRABS |
| 14. What does semipalmated refer to? -PARTIAL WEBBING BETWEEN TOES |
| 15. Why do Woodpeckers & Brown Creepers have stiff tails? -TO BRACE THEMSELVES AGAINST TREE TRUNKS |