TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

                                        WARBLER QUIZ

There are 54 species of Wood-Warblers and many of these are found in Florida during migration or as permanent residents.  Here are a few questions to test your knowledge of these popular songbirds.  The questions are based on information found in many field guides, especially Field Guide to Warblers (2004) by Donald and Lillian Stokes.

1.    Many adult male warblers have yellow somewhere on their bodies.  Here are the names of three warblers found in the southeast with yellow on the throat, breast or belly.  Name at least one more?

            a.      Prairie Warbler

b.      Prothonotary Warbler

c.      Blue-winged Warbler

d.      ­­­­­­­­­­­______________

2.    Field marks such as eye-rings, eyebrows, and wingbars as well as the location of yellow help in the identification of warblers.  Which of the following warblers does not have a yellow rump?

            a.    Yellow-rump Warbler

b.    Virginia’s Warbler

c.    Cape May Warbler

d.    Swainson’s Warbler

3.    Warblers have preferences for where they nest.  Which of the following warblers does not usually nest on the ground?

            a.    Cerulean Warbler

b.    Black-and-white Warbler

c.    Kentucky Warbler

d.    Ovenbird

4.    The behavior of warblers aids in identification.  What warblers do with their tails provides clues for identification.  Some bob, wave, or spread their tails. Which warbler is known for the colors it shows when fanning its tail?

            a.    Pine Warbler

b.    Connecticut Warbler

c.    Palm Warbler

d.    American Redstart

5.    Spring migration for many warblers is between the first to the twentieth of April.  Which of the following warblers begins appearing in the southeastern part of the United States before April?

            a.    Common Yellowthroat

b.    Northern Parula

c.    Prairie Warbler

d.    Bay-breasted Warbler

 
6.    Some migrating warblers cross the Gulf of Mexico while others go around it on land.  Which of the following warblers is likely to use the land route?

            a.    Canada Warbler

b.    Chestnut-sided Warbler

c.    Blackburnian Warbler

d.    Prothonotary Warbler

7.    Warblers who nest in trees have preferred levels.  Which warbler prefers to be higher than 10 feet in the tree?

            a.    Blackpoll Warbler

b.    Magnolia Warbler

c.    Lucy’s Warbler

d.    Yellow-rumped Warbler

8.    Adult warblers may have one to four plumage changes a year.  At least 30 warbler species have only one plumage for both sexes all year. Here are the names of three likely to be seen in Florida that have only one plumage.  Name at least one more?

            a.    Black-throated Gray Warbler

b.    Black-throated Green Warbler

c.    Yellow-breasted Chat

d.    ___________________

 
9.    Warblers may decline as a species if their preferred habitats are wiped out by development or forest fragmentation.  Which of the following species is not in decline?

            a.    Cerulean Warbler

b.    Lucy’s Warbler

c.    Pine Warbler

d.    Kentucky Warbler

 10.  Wood Warblers and Wrens have a similar range of sizes: 4.5” to 7.5” and 4” to 8.5”.  How would you describe the differences between Wood Warblers and Wrens to a new birder? List at least four differences.

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            b. _____________________________________________________

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