Birding Quiz

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This weekend I attended an interesting birding presentation at the Overland Park Arboretum by Dr. David Seibel. Dr. Seibel is a native Kansan and lifelong birder. He holds a Ph.D. in ornithology and is a biology professor at Johnson County Community College, author, poet, and popular lecturer as well as an avid nature photographer. Dr. Seibel also is a coauthor and contributing photo editor for the authoritative Birds of Kansas to be published this spring by the University Press of Kansas.
http://www.davidseibel.com/


http://www.birdsinfocus.com/


Birds of Kansas (May 2011)
http://www.kansaspress.ku.edu/thobok.html


Anyway, Dr. Seibel mentioned several interesting facts that surprised me. Since so many of our bloggers are from Kansas I thought I'd challenge you with these questions.


The US has over 800 species of birds.
How many species have been seen in Kansas?


A) 211
B) 283
C) 367
D) 473




Everybody knows cardinals are red.
Actually, cardinal plumage (feathers) sometimes have several abnormal colors, including all the following except one. What color is it?


A) Pink
B) White
C) Yellow
D) Green


See cardinal picture at bottom of page for the answers.


Next blog - next week