In celebration of World Water Day, here’s a quiz to test your water bird ID skills. Using the silhouetted image above and the three hints below, can you name this bird?
- Clue #1: This bird’s rich yodeling and moaning calls, heard by day or night, are characteristic sounds of early summer in the north woods.
- Clue #2: Unlike most birds, this mystery bird has nearly solid bones, which makes it heavier and helps it dive for fish.
- Clue #3: This bird is born with brown eyes, which start to turn red later in its first year.
Here’s a bonus hint: this bird’s four-letter banding code, or nicknames researchers use as shorthand for species' names, is “COLO.” Click here to reveal the answer and learn more about our mystery bird. |
