photo quiz - we have a winner

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DAVID A LEATHERMAN

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Jul 11, 2016, 8:43:17 PM7/11/16

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Prior to the first correct answer were the following incorrect guesses:
Townsend's Solitaire
Hermit Thrush
Blue Jay
American Robin
Veery or Swainson's Thrush
Brown-headed Cowbird
Eastern Bluebird
Dark-eyed Junco

Here is a picture of the adult, an OVENBIRD, delivering food to the mystery fledgling. First correct answer was received from....................... Ira Sanders. Congratulations.

Would be neat to have a "field guide to juvenile songbirds" or maybe a photo section on the CFO website that features good photos of fledglings.

Thanks for playing our game.

Dave Leatherman
Fort Collins

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Ted Floyd

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Jul 12, 2016, 10:28:36 AM7/12/16

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Thanks to Dave for this edifying quiz, and congrats to Ira for the correct answer.

Last year, Peter Pyle had an article in Birding with photos of Ovenbirds in this plumage. Also lots of other warblers in their tricky, briefly held, juvenile (not juvenal) plumages.

Here is the full PDF of the article:

http://www.birdpop.org/docs/pubs/Pyle_et_al_2015_Identifying_Juvenile_Warblers.pdf

ABA members also have access to this article in flipbook format:

http://birdingmagazine.aba.org/i/621216-dec-2015/64

Ted Floyd