Ornithology ID Practice

[scientist]

juvinile common grackle, this is hard

[tuftedtitmouse12]

scientist, i think you're right...though i may be really off...

[SpudNuggits]

scientists turn now. Go ahead.

[scientist]

please tell me the main place you can find the bird, its name and what the red buldge on its chest is and does; this could be a test question

I might have seen one of these

[AlphaTauri]

I frankly have no idea what that is....it looks like a kind of vulture, though.

Are you sure this is on the National list?

[quizbowl]

please tell me the main place you can find the bird, its name and what the red buldge on its chest is and does; this could be a test question

I might have seen one of these

Erm, its a california condor
its found in the deserts of california
its a "crop" where food is stored and partially digested before it enters the stomach

[AlphaTauri]

Oh, now I feel stupid...

[amerikestrel]

That is a really ugly bird.

[tuftedtitmouse12]

yep, Amerikestrel...agreed...when me and my partner looked at that for the first time, we screamed...literally..and slammed our poor peterson field guide shut...i guess it's kinda gross about the crop detail...kinda disgusting in my opinion....but it's one of the birds that you will never forget once you see it...well, at least for me...

[scientist]

quiz bowl is right! s/he can go. It is also found in the grand canyon, I guess it is pretty ugly