Ornithology (B/C) Sample Tournament
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1 Ornithology (B/C) Sample Tournament KAREN LANCOUR National Rules Committee Chairman Life Science THE NATIONAL BIRD LIST may be found at under Event Information. States may modify the list for State and Regional Tournaments. See your state website. Be sure to use the names listed on the official bird list. This sample tournament has stations based upon common birds of North America. Actual tournaments may also have stations dealing with bird taxonomic sequence, bird adaptations, characteristics of specific orders or families.
2 Station A 1. To what Order does this bird belong? Family? 2. What is the common name and scientific name of this bird? 3. This bird is famous for what type of call? 4. How has acid rain affected this bird?
3 Station B 5. To what Order does this bird belong? Family? 6. What is the common name and scientific name of this bird? 7. What environmental problem has threatened this bird? 8. Explain the unique way that this bird captures its food.
4 Station C 9. To what Order does this bird belong? Family? 10. What is the common name and scientific name of this bird? 11. How does this bird nest in isolated nests or in colonies? 12. Where is this bird most often observed when feeding and what does it eat?
5 Station D 13. To what Order does this bird belong? Family? 14. What is the common name and scientific name of this bird? 15. What formation is typical for flock migrations of this species? 16. What types of problems are these birds causing for humans in cities?
6 Station E 17. To what Order does this bird belong? Family? 18. What is the common name and scientific name of this bird? 19. What animal preys on its young after they have left the nest? 20. Where do these ducks nest?
7 Station F 21. To what Order does this bird belong? Family? 22. What is the common name and scientific name of this bird? 23. What US distinction is given to this bird? 24. What is the nickname of this bird and what does it indicate about its behavior?
8 Station G 25. To what Order does this bird belong? Family? 26. What is the common name and scientific name of this bird? 27. Examine its beak and feet. How does it feed and what does it eat? 28. How does this bird interact with other birds of its size?
9 Station H 29. To what Order does this bird belong? Family? 30. What is the common name and scientific name of this bird? 31. How does this bird benefit the environment? 32. How does the intelligence of this bird compare to other birds?
10 Station I 33. To what Order does this bird belong? Family? 34. What is the common name and scientific name of this bird? 35. The bill on this family of birds is specialized to feed on what type of food? 36. What is unique about the flight of these birds and its role in their feeding methods?
11 Station J 37. To what Order does this bird belong? Family? 38. What is the common name and scientific name of this bird? 39. Is this a migratory bird? 40. What makes up the diet of these birds?
12 Station K 41. To what Order does this bird belong? Family? 42. What is the common name and scientific name of this bird? 43. What is the habitat of these birds? 44. Why was this bird introduced into the US?
13 Station L 45. To what Order does this bird belong? Family? 46. What is the common name and scientific name of this bird? 47. This type of bird will often feed from which other bird feeder? It will also eat slices of what popular fruit? 48. This bird is the mascot for what major sports team?
14 Station M 49. To what Order does this bird belong? Family? 50. What is the common name and scientific name of this bird? 51. What is the familiar nickname of this bird? 52. How do they benefit the environment and how can they be a pest to man?
15 Station N 53. To what Order does this bird belong? Family? 54. What is the common name and scientific name of this bird? 55. What are those large structures on the top of its head? 56. When does this bird begin to breed?
16 Station O 57. To what Order does this bird belong? Family? 58. What is the common name and scientific name of this bird? 59. What color are its eggs? 60. In most commercial illustrations of this bird, what is it eating?
17 Station P 61. To what Order does this bird belong? Family? 62. What is the common name and scientific name of this bird?? 63. What is its diet? 64. How do these birds relate to other members of their speciessolitary or social?
18 Station Q 65. To what Order does this bird belong? Family? 66. What is the common name and scientific name of this bird? 67. What tail feature helps to identify this bird within its family? 68. Where does this bird generally eat and what is its favorite food?
19 Station R 69. To what Order does this bird belong? Family? 70. What is the common name and scientific name of this bird? 71. How has man affected the feeding habits of this bird? 72. The bill of this bird is modified for eating what food?
20 Station S 73. To what Order does this bird belong? Family? 74. What is the common name and scientific name of this bird? 75. What is unique about the feet of this bird and how does it navigate? 76. What does this bird eat?
21 Station T 77. To what Order does this bird belong? Family? 78. What is the common name and scientific name of this bird? 79. What is unique about the tails of this family of birds? 80. Where do these birds feed and what do they eat?
22 Answer Key to Ornithology Sample Tournament by Karen L. Lancour Be sure to use the names listed on the official bird list. Station A Photo of Common Loon 1. Gaviiformes Gaviidae 2. Common Loon Gavia immer 3. loud yodels 4. sterilized breeding lakes + acid dissolves shell= decline in numbers Station B Photo of White Pelican 5 Pelecaniformes Pelecanidae 6. American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos 7. pesticides Note: laws banning pesticides have helped them come back 8. it dives from the air & catches fish in its pouch Station C Photo of Great Blue Heron 9. Ciconiiformes Ardeidae 10. Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 11. in colonies 12. standing or wading on the edge of pond or marsh. It eats fish and frogs. Station D Photo of Canada Goose 13. Anseriformes Anatidae 14. Canada Goose Branta canadensis 15. V-shaped flight pattern 16. cities have goose dropping everywhere. Some cities are having hunts to reduce the population. Station E Photo of Wood Duck 17. Anseriformes Anatidae 18. Wood Duck Aix sponsa 19. snapping turtles 20. cavities of trees or nest boxes Station F Photo of Bald Eagle 21. Falconiformes Accipitridae 22. Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 24. national bird in US 24. "fish vulture" it catches fish or sometimes steals fish from osprey.
23 Station G Photo of Downy Woodpecker 25. Piciformes Picidae 26. Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens 27. it digs insects out of trees/ also visits suet feeders 28. it is often found in mixed flocks Station H Photo of American Crow 29. Passeriformes Corvidae 30. American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 31. it eats road kill and also eats insects that destroy crops 32. very intelligent bird has been used for intelligence testing. Station I Photo of Ruby-throated Hummingbird 33. Apodiformes Trochilidae 34. Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris 35. needle-like bill for sipping nectar 36. they are the only birds that can fly backwards and hover in one spot it helps in feeding (Hummingbirds fly with extremely fast wing movements, they can remain suspended in one spot and are the only birds who can fly backwards. They do not walk their legs are too weak. They help pollinate the flowers that supply the birds with nectar for food.) Station J Photo of Northern Cardinal 37. Passeriformes Cardinalidae 38. Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 39. This specie is non-migratory and set up a year round territory 40. seeds and insects during the breeding season Station K Photo of Ring-Necked Pheasant 41. Galliformes Phasianidae 42. Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 43. prairies, farmland, bushy areas 44. for hunting, it is a game bird Station L Photo of Baltimore Oriole 45. Passeriformes Icteridae 46. Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula 47. Hummingbird feeders or orange nectar also orange slices 48. Baltimore Oriole baseball team Station M Photo of Herring Gull 49. Charadriiformes Laridae 50. Herring Gull Larus argentatus 51. "seagull" 52. a scavenger it cleans up beaches and harbors, but it will make a mess of residential garbage
24 Station N Photo of Great Horned Owl 53. Strigiformes Strigidae 54. Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus 55. ear tufts 56. in the cold of winter as early as late January Station O Photo of American Robin 57. Passeriformes Turdidae 58. American Robin Turdus migratorius 59. light blue a special color is named "robin egg blue" 60. a worm Station P Photo of Cedar Waxwing 61. Passeriformes Bombycillidae 62. Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum 63. eats berries (have been know to get intoxicated eating over-ripe berries) 64. very social almost always in flocks Station Q Photo of Morning Dove 65. Columbiformes Columbidae 66. Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 67. long pointed tail with whit tips on outer tail feathers 68. ground feeders and they eat almost exclusively seeds (99% of diet) often under bird feeders Station R Photo of American Goldfinch 69. Passeriformes Fringillidae 70. American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis 71. man has made special thistle feeders for these birds 72. seeds Station S Photo of Greater Roadrunner 73. Cuculiformes Cuculidae 74. Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus 75. Two toes forward and two toes back allows it to run very fast its common name. 76. Insects, lizards, snakes, rodents and small birds Station T Photo of Purple Martin 77. Passeriformes Hirundinidae 78. Purple Martin Progne subis 79. deep forked tails 80. it eats while flying it consumes insects.
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