Quiz Time! – Birds Large & Small
First: factoid-of-the-day.
Birds are usually measured in grams.
A nickel weighs 5 grams. Just to refresh your memory…1 gram is one thousandth of a kilogram (2.2 pounds) or… a box of 333 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (@ 3 grams each) would equal a kilogram or a smaller box of only 150 Ruby-throats would equal a pound. Remember that next time you’re at See’s Candies looking for chocolate-covered treats!
Now for the quiz! Which bird weighs more?
Belted Kingfisher or Western Scrub-Jay ?
American Goldfinch or Yellow Warbler ?
Mourning Dove or Yellow-billed Magpie ?
European Starling or Northern Mockingbird ?
Female Cooper’s Hawk or Female Peregrine Falcon ?
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ANSWERS
A – American Goldfinch (13 grams) vs. Yellow Warbler (9.3 grams)
[Ellen Vahan]
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