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ABA Online Bird Photo Quiz 43
ANSWER
Rails, bitterns, shorebirds, and herons are the species that we most often associate with wading. In most cases it's fairly easy to get to the right group by focusing on structure and size. These are somewhat less helpful here since we can't see the head or the legs.
But we can see that the bird is mostly brownish above (with most of the mantle and wings showing cinnamon edging to the feathers) and white below. The bird also seems to have a conspicuous black line that runs up onto the sides of the neck.
The black line running up the side of the neck may recall a Wilson's Phalarope, but this feature is only shown by breeding plumage females, which also have a rich chestnut and gray pattern to the upperparts.
The uniform edging to the upperparts is very suggestive of a juvenile bird . . . and there is one species that in juvenile plumage matches perfectly-Northern Jacana.
This Northern Jacana was photographed north of Veracruz, in the state of Veracruz, Mexico in September 2006.
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The following people (listed by submission date beginning with the earliest) submitted correct answers for the October Bird Photo Quiz – Northern Jacana:
- Dick Baxter, Jonesboro, AR
- Matthew Daw, Raleigh, NC
- Steve Hampton, Davis, CA
- Lyn Imperial, Middletown, DE
- Marcelo Brongo, Barcelona, Spain
- Petro Pynnönen, Helsinki, Finland
- Kevin Welsh, Novi, Michigan
- Brandon Percival, Pueblo West, CO
- Adrian Azpiroz, St. Louis, MO
- Ben Coulter, Erie, PA
- James McRacken, Charlotte, NC
- Thomas Snetsinger, Brownsville, OR
- Michael Lester, Haworth, NJ
- Luke Buckardt, Deerfield, IL
- Bill Maynard, Colorado Springs, CO
- Malkolm Boothroyd, Whitehorse, Yukon
- Peter Wilkinson, Hertfordshire, UK
- Tim Avery, Indianapolis, Indiana
- David Tyrer, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Michael Flake, St. Augustine, Florida
- Luke Seitz, Falmouth, ME
- Benoit Dorion, Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada
- Will Miller, Boise, ID
- Bonnie Reimer, Madison, Wisconsin
- Ethan Kistler, Newton Falls, Ohio
- Aariel Rowan, San Francisco Bay Estuary, California
- Barb Duncan, Jefferson City, MO
- George Cresswell, Colorado Springs, CO
- Will Richardson, Truckee, CA
- Ben Young, Salem, OR
- Elaine MacPherson, Sierra Madre, CA
- Graham Etherington, Brisbane, Australia
- Gerald J Brow, Cedar, Michigan
- Jenifer Detter, Eureka Springs, AR
- John Van Kirk, Huntington, West Virginia
- Philip Kline, Tucson, AZ
- Colin R Gjervold, St Petersburg, FL
- Alan J. Knue, Seattle, WA
- Chris Warren, Portland, OR
- Robin, Hampstead, NC
- Julie Cocke, Jacksonville, FL
- Stephen Mitten, Belize City, Belize
- Leslie Rountree, Fayetteville, GA
- Mary Austin, Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Ian Davies, Medford, MA
- Greg Tito, Richmond, Virginia
- Nikolas Kotovich, Mill River, MA
- Manuel Mondejar, Portland, Oregon
- Bryan Gieszl, Montrose, CO
- Liis Veelma, Winnipeg, MB
- Wayne Meyer, Denison, TX
- Henry Wilton, Rutland, VT
- Jim Kopitzke, Mesa AZ
- Mark Stevenson, Tucson, AZ
- Andre Moncrieff, Berrien Springs, MI
- Mike Burrell, Heidelberg, Ontario
- Zachary D. Kaiser, Burlington, WI
- Nathan Swick, Chapel Hill, NC
- Wendy Boothroyd, Whitehorse, Yukon
- Ken Madsen, Whitehorse, Yukon
- Amanda Auger, Portland, OR
- Seabrooke Leckie, Toronto, Ontario
- Rich Swartzentruber, Salem, Oregon
- John Murphy, Alligator Pt, FL
- Jason Waanders, Washington, DC
- Rick Wright, Tucson, AZ
- Ryan Dudragne, Saskatoon, SK
- Hope Batcheller, Petersburgh, NY
- Greg Zupansic, Eugene, Oregon
- Roberto Cavalieros, Brooklyn, NY
- Lee Barnes, Seattle, WA
- Ben Wechsler, Baltimore, MD
- Alexander Lin-Moore, Houston, TX
- Aaron Hulsey, Smiths Grove, Ky
- Claire Curry, Greenwood, Texas
- A. McAndrews, Xalapa, Veracruz
- Maggie MacPherson, Guelph, ONT
- Josh Shramo, Dillon, CO.
- Mark Brown, Dalmatia, Pennsylvania
- Radd Icenoggle, Bozeman, MT
- crystal malick, Dalmatia, Pennsylvania
- Urs Geiser, Woodridge, IL
- Todd Wilson, Milwaukee, WI
- Sahida Quispe Bellota, Cusco, Peru
- Brian E. Small, Los Angeles, CA
- Chris Langman, Media, PA
- Amy Dreibelbis, Media, PA
- Jim Mountjoy, Galesburg IL
- Brent Bomkamp, Northport, New York
- Jessica Dube, Saint David, Maine
- E.J. Raynor, New York, NY
- Tracy Lyn Egbert, Amherst, NH
- Leighton Reid, Woodberry Forest, VA
- Jill Kaminski, Naples, FL
- Matt Pike, Baghdad, Iraq
- David Bell, Sault Ste. Marie, ON
- Christopher Colby, Guyana
- Patrick Dechon, Ellenville, NY
- Larry Kline, Fredericksburg, VA
- Bobby Walsh, Valencia, CA
- Matthew Kenne, Algona, Iowa
- Joel Mundall, Loma Linda, CA
- Noah Gaines, Flagstaff, AZ
- Terry Colborn, Davis, CA
- Anthony H. Bledsoe, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Rob Ripma, Carmel, IN
- jonathan Lautenbach, Grand Rapids, MI
- Lori Fujimoto, Colorado Springs, CO
- Jonathan Comeau, Williston, VT
- Lauren Tompkins, Kneeland, CA
- Adriana Rodriguez, Saint Louis, MO
- Richard Garrigues, San Antonio de Belen, Heredia, Costa Rica
- Karl Erich Mayer, Saint Clair Shores, Michigan
- Karen Rubinstein, New York, NY
- Pam Baum, Tucson, AZ
- Matthew Williams, Provo, UT
- Carl Lundblad, Las Cruces, NM
- Jeremy Faucher, Enfield CT
- Aaron Bilyeu, Placerville, CA
- Joseph Lautenbach, Grand Rapids, MI
- Yves Gauthier, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Rob Young, Alexandria, VA
- Marcel Gauthier, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC, Canada
- Kathryn Holm, Tamuning, GU
- Myles Falconer, Lakefield, ON
- Gia Kilbrith, Cold Spring Harbor, NY
- Andrew G, Cold Spring Harbor, New York
- Jeff Marks, Portland, OR
- G Kelsey, Jacksonville, FL
- Zack Barrow, McDonald, TN
- Mary Keim, Orlando, FL
- Dan Walker, Canyon, Texas
- Charlton Carscallen, Hawkestone, Ontario
- David Hollie, Ringgold, GA
- Laura Coble, Cannon Falls, MN
- Jason Beason, Paonia, CO
- Blue Rubinstein, New York, NY
- Sam Galick, Flemington, NJ
- Robert Doster, Albuquerque, NM
- Bruce Dugger, Albany, OR
- Eleanor Proctor, Peterborough, Ontario
- Devin Bosler, Baton Rouge, LA
- Tony Frank, Houston, TX
- Johanna Wielfaert, East Lansing, MI
- Olivier Barden, Quebec City, Qc
- Javier de Leon, Edinburg, TX
- Adam Nisbett, St. James, MO
- David Rosenbaum, Lorena, Texas
- Judy Klein, Whitehorse, Yukon Canada
- Jim Hoover, Jefferson Hills, PA
- Travis A. Mahan, Decatur, IL
- Benjamin Berkompas, Yacolt, WA
- Lawrence Brown, Havertown, PA
- Jason Fidorra, San Diego, CA
- Cathy Ricketts, Savannah, GA
- Tom Benson, San Bernardino, CA
- Josh Southern, Apex, NC
- glenn werner, Beaufort, SC
- Haynes A. Werner, Beaufort, SC
- Thierry Fournet, Paris, France
- Kevin Kerr, Guelph, ON
- Nathan Schirmacher, Princeton, MN
- Kevin Winegardner, Ithaca, NY
- Jeremy Linden, Warren, PA
- Aaron Boone, Columbus, Ohio
- Melissa A. Sherwood, Gig Harbor, WA
- Tracy McCarthey, Tempe, AZ
- Bob Zaremba, Marietta, GA
- Peter Kasper, Batavia, IL
- Bill Mossey, Pensacola, FL
- Noah Strycker, Creswell, OR
- Allen Chartier, Inkster, Michigan
- Mike Armer, Mountain View, CA
- Greg Dysart, Natick, MA
- Michael Hobbs, Kirkland, WA
- Blake Mathys, Milltown, NJ
- Larry Semo, Westminster, CO
- Mike Austin, Friendswood, Texas
- Lucy Duncan, Gulf Breeze, FL
- Paul Sunby, Austin, Texas
- Bob Krinsky, New York, NY
- Mark A. Brogie, Creighton, Nebraska
- Dick Cabe, Huntington Beach, California
- Wesley M. Brown, Parksley, VA
- Steve Sosensky, Aliso Viejo, CA
- Scott Schuette, Troy, MO
- Geoff Malosh, Pittsburgh, PA
- Brad Meiklejohn, Eagle River, Alaska
- Noreen Mole, Pittsfield MA
- Tom Johnson, Ithaca, NY
- Howard King, Riverside, CA
- Candace Myers, Amarillo
- Jay Sheppard, Laurel, MD
- Carrie Braden, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
- David B. Donsker, North Hampton, NH
- Danny van den Broek, Gladstone, OR
- Leslie Pernas-Giz, Melbourne, Florida
- Frank Bader, Lawrenceville, NJ
- H Thomas Bartlett, Tiffin, Ohio
- Paula Sullivan, Alexandria, VA
- Brooke McDonald, Santa Barbara, California
- Robert Lockett, OR
- Jay Gilliam, Norwalk, IA
- DB McCorquodale, Georges River, NS
- Peter Bono, Yarmouth Port, MA
- Diana Bradshaw, Damascus, OR
- Holden Baker, Greenfield, MA
- Michael Moore, Gilbert
- Mark Peterson, Colorado Springs, CO
- Michael Hilchey, Albuquerque, NM
- Mark Cranford, Mississauga, ON
- Michael McCloy, Southern Pines, NC
- Mike Burchett, Churchville, MD
- Susan Kritzik, Portola Valley, CA
- Michael Rogers, Sunnyvale, CA
- Murray G. Honick, Murrells Inlet, SC
- Lucy Newman, Albany, New York
- Ned Keller, Cincinnati, OH
- Bernice Comisky Jackson, Mont Belvieu, TX
- Kay Regester, Ventura, Ca
- Georgia Conti, Anchorage, Alaska
- William Purcell, Hastings, NY
- Lori Conrad, Hermosa Beach, CA
- P. D. Hulce, Portal, AZ
- John G. Anderson, Reno, Nevada
- Chris Benesh, Tucson, AZ
- Daniel Froehlich, Seattle, Washington
- Barbara Combs, Eugene, Oregon
- Michael Bender, Athens, GA
- Craig Tumer, Adelphi, MD
- Phil Crisp, Winston Salem, NC
- Jed Kusterer, Lewes, DE
- Todd R. Pepper, Leamington, Ontario
- Nigel Bates, Hopewell, NJ
- Michelle Davis, Miami FL
- Tim Fitzpatrick, Batavia, OH
- John Brunjes, Frankfort, KY
- Scarlett Howell, Ocala, FL
- Robert Machover, Milford, NJ
- Martin Spiess, Sempach, Switzerland
- David Trently, Knoxville, TN
- harlow bielefeldt, Brookfield, WI
- Joni Ciarletta, Carlsbad, CA
- Jim McCarty, Lakewood, Ohio
- René Corado, Oxnrad, California
- Harvey Farber, Melville, New York
- Mark Mushkat, San Francisco, CA
- Joseph Morlan, Pacifica, CA
- Barbara Ross, Cincinnati, OH
- Thomas Collins, Pittsfield, MA
- Chad Heins, Mankato, MN
- Jody Allair, Port Rowan, Ontario
- Gary S. Lester, McKinleyville, CA
- Tony Godfrey, Portal, AZ
- Ruth Kelley, Salisbury, MD
- Mary Lou Cole, Tucson, AZ
- Danny Williams, East Lyme, CT
- richard frechette, peterborough, nh
- Gerry Wolfe, Death Valley, CA
- Anne Brown, Durham, NC
- Andrew Dobson, Bermuda
- James McAllister, Windsor, Ontario
- Harry Hooper, Tallahassee, Florida
- Jenny Michaels, Tucker, GA
- Leonard Frost, Friendswood, TX
- Patricia Seibert, Tulsa, OK
- Scott France, Lafayette, LA
- Nicholas Pederson, Albuquerque, NM
- Lois Goldfrank, Santa Cruz, CA
- Brad Rossa, Manassas, Va
- Ed Harper, Sacramento, CA
- Dorothy Wadlow, Seattle, WA
- vera capogna, sayville, NY
- Douglas E. Gill, College Park, MD
- Melissa Hein, North Branch, MN
- Steven Mlodinow, Everett, Washington
- Jim Flynn, Seattle, WA
- Tom Striker, Blue Ridge, GA
- Judy Rabi, New York, NY
- Kathryn Osmond, Natick MA
- Julia Marko, Newmarket, Ontario
- Nick Anich, Ashland, WI
- Stephen Seiffert, Lansdowne, Ontario, Canada
- Michael Woodruff, Spokane, WA
- Jim Parker, Bishop, CA
- Sue Andrews, St. Louis, Missouri
- John Walko, Collierville, TN
- Mark Scheuerman, Sugar Land, TX
- Tom Lally, Chicago, IL
- Robert Furrow, Cambridge, MA
- Jay Stenger, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Hans Spiecker, Kenilworth, IL
- Rachel King, Brooklyn NY
- John Boback, Morgantown, WV
- Cindy McCormack, Spokane, WA
- Robin Womack, Beaufort, SC
- Dave Magpiong, Bellmawr, NJ
- Ruth Troetschler, Los Altos, CA
- Andrea Green, Fayetteville, AR
- Paul Glass, South Boston, VA
- Drew Chaney, Tampa, FL
- Cynthia Taylor, Tucson, AZ
- Matthew Schneider, Silverton, OR
- Francesc Jutglar, Cardedeu, Spain
- Joshua D. Kreitzer, Sandston, Virginia
- Richard Aracil, Bronx, NY
- Raymond VanBuskirk, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Robert Packard, Haydenville, MA
- Jon Atwood, Spofford, NH
- Jared Caster, Hannibal NY
- Judy Phoenix, Reno, NV
- Nicholas Block, Chicago, IL
- Andrea Leistra, Pasadena, CA
- Tim Miller, Pooler, Georgia
- Brad Wilkinson, Tallmadge, OH
- Hannah Kistler, Torrington, Wyoming
- Tayler Brooks, Seattle, WA
- Mark Chao, Ithaca, NY
- Peter Humphrey, Croton-on-Hudson, NY
- Ronnie Macko, Alliance, Ohio
- Shari Jackson, Alliance, Ohio
- vicki deloach, estill, sc
- Tony Leukering, Brighton, CO
- Bruce A. Aird, Lake Forest, CA
- Vaughn Morrison, Todd, NC
- Richard Hibpshman, Issaquah, WA
- Paul Matthews, Ottawa, ON
- Gary Herbert, Rochester, New York
- Richard Hartley, Sydney Australia
- Claude Girard, St-Michel. P.Q.
- Gay Christensen, Dayton, Ohio
- Tim Hochstetler, millersburg
- Benjamin Griffith, Merrimack, NH
- Andrew Keaveney, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Justin Jones, Glendale, Arizona
- ed elmendorf, loma linda california
- Kevin Kincaid, Indianapolis, IN
- Tim Snieder, Sarnia, Ontario
- Jessica Bruland, Damascus, MD
- James P. Smith, Amherst, MA
- Priscilla Lai, Guelph, Ontario
- Yukii Lepas, Kennebunkport, Maine
- James McKay, Mesa, AZ
- Cathleen Frey, Pensacola, FL
- George Kappus, White Plains, NY
- Brandon Miller, Morgantown, WV
- Marlene Jay Cashen, Veradale, WA
- Robert Lengacher, Tallahassee, FL
- wayne deloach, estill, south carolina
- Arun Bose, Richmond, VA
- Sandra Lautrup, Effingham, Illinois
- John Kuenzli, Columbus, OH
- Carolyn Vance, Los Alamitos, CA
- Penny Soares, Huntersville, North Carolina
- Ferenc Domoki, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Eddie Mundall, Yreka, CA
- Greg Gillson, Hillsboro, Oregon
- Marcus Mundall, Williamsport, MD
- Neil Gilbert, Beverly Hills, MI
- Jay Keller, Arlington, VA
- Lois Lindsay, Frankford, WV
- Erik Mundall, Yilan, Taiwan
- Phoebe Mundall, Yilan, Taiwan
HOW DID YOU COMPARE?
As stated in the quiz rules, answers must consist simply of the Common or English name exactly as it appears in the ABA Checklist.
The following list shows the number of submissions for each species guessed.
| Northern Jacana |  | 363 |
| Wilson's Phalarope | | 56 |
| Black-necked Stilt | | 3 |
| American Avocet | | 2 |
| American Bittern | | 2 |
| Least Bittern | | 2 |
| Osprey | | 2 |
| Red-necked Phalarope | | 2 |
| White Ibis | | 2 |
| Clapper Rail | | 1 |
| Hermit Thrush | | 1 |
| Sharp-tailed Grouse | | 1 |
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The photo and answer for this quiz were supplied by Chris Wood.
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