Another flying bird for aficionados of such. However, the bird’s shape probably immediately suggests a family to most quiz-takers. Did it for you? If so, then your mind may have immediately moved to a specific genus within that family. If so, what distinguishes the members of that genus that occur regularly and reliably in the ABA Area? Of course, some identification features that most birders use are not detectable from this view, so how do you make the call?

Photos and answers are supplied by Tony Leukering, a field ornithologist based in in Colorado. He has strong interests in bird migration, distribution, and identification. He has worked for five different bird observatories from coast to coast, has conducted hawk counts in Michigan, New Jersey, Colorado, and Texas, and seabird counts in Michigan, New Jersey, and California. Tony considers himself particularly adept at taking quiz photos—that is to say, bad pictures! He is a member of the Oklahoma Bird Records Committee, is a past member of the Colorado and New Jersey committees, and was a long-time reviewer for eBird. Tony is also interested in most everything else animalian that flies, particularly moths and odonates.