Bird anatomy
California birds
Bird behaviors
flight
Random
100
What is the main aspect that makes birds so light and allows them to fly
Hollow bones
100
What bird has a strangely long bill to forage in soft sand (aka my favorite bird)
LONG BILLED CURLEWS!
100
What is the 5 7 9 rule for keeping squirrels away from feeders
5 feet of the ground 7 feet from any structure and 9 feet below over hanging branches or roofs
100
All birds have these, and they are technically highly modified scales
Feathers
100
Did carrion crows pass the mirror test
No
200
What is the very top of a birds head called. This is also sometimes a marking some bird species have, especially in males
Crown
200
Californias state bird
California Quail
200
Can birds sweat?
No, that’s a Hunman thing, ya know how we evolved to run long distances without panting but also staying cool? That’s sweat
200
Which is the fastest bird, specifically in a dive
Peregrine falcon
200
Which hawk is commonly used in falconry because it commonly hunts in groups
Harris hawk
300
What determines how vibrant a males rose is in Anna’s humming birds
Protein intake
300
Name this bird, males have distinctive bright red head and breast with otherwise brown plumage. Common throughout North America
House finch
300
Witch bird lays its eggs in other birds nest to trick them into raising them and then outcompeting the other chicks
Cuckoo
300
How heavy are the heaviest flying birds, Kori buzzards
20-40 pounds
300
How many calories do hummingbirds birds consume every day?
3-7
400
How many different species of flightless birds are there (extinct ones don’t count). (Hint <100)
60
400
This woodpecker pecked holes into trees to store
Acorn
400
How many times better can hawks and eagles see then humans
8
400
This tern has the farthest migration out of any bird, up to 60,000 miles from pole to pole
Artic tern
400
Why do birds rapidly digest their food
So they stay lighter for flight
500
Roughly the size of a chicken, which bird lays the largest egg relative to its size?
Kiwi (roughly 20% of mothers weight)
500
What is the estimated number of native birds in California
500-700
500
This water bird is known for making a umbrella or canopy with its wings, creating shade to attract fish witch it then eats
Black heron Heron
500
What is it called when birds use air currents and little flapping to stay in a fixed potion in the air (often seen with seagulls and raptors)
Kiting