2013 STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SENIOR GAME BIRD BIOLOGY EXAM

1. 2013 STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SENIOR GAME BIRD BIOLOGY EXAM • What is the name of this bird? • A. American Coot • B. Blue-Winged Teal • C. Bobwhite Quail • D. Green Winged Teal #1 Source: http://allaboutbirds.org

2. 2013 STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SENIOR GAME BIRD BIOLOGY EXAM • What is the name of this bird? • A. Bobwhite Quail • B. Ruffed Grouse • C. Snipe • D. Marsh Hen (Clapper Rail) #2 Source: http://allaboutbirds.org

3. 2013 STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SENIOR GAME BIRD BIOLOGY EXAM • What is the name of this bird? • A. Canada Goose • B. Canvasback • C. Hooded Merganser • D. Redhead #3 Source: http://allaboutbirds.org

4. 2013 STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SENIOR GAME BIRD BIOLOGY EXAM • What is the name of this bird? • A. Lesser Scaup • B. Mallard • C. Crow • D. Woodcock #4 Source: http://allaboutbirds.org

5. 2013 STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SENIOR GAME BIRD BIOLOGY EXAM • What is the name of this bird? • A. Mourning Dove • B. Purple Gallinule • C. Wood Duck • D. Snipe #5 Source: http://allaboutbirds.org

6. 2013 STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SENIOR GAME BIRD BIOLOGY EXAM • What is the name of this predator? • A. Barred Owl • B. Cooper’s Hawk • C. Great Horned Owl • D. Screech Owl #6 Source: http://allaboutbirds.org

7. 2013 STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SENIOR GAME BIRD BIOLOGY EXAM • What is the name of this predator? • A. Cooper’s Hawk • B. Kestrel • C. Redtail Hawk • D. Barred Owl #7 Source: http://allaboutbirds.org

8. 2013 STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SENIOR GAME BIRD BIOLOGY EXAM • According to the U.S. Map of the Wild Turkey’s Range, Which Wild Turkey subspecies is most likely to be found in Texas? • A. Wofford • B. Gould’s • C. Florida Oceola • D. Rio Grande #8 Source: http://nwtf.org

9. 2013 STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SENIOR GAME BIRD BIOLOGY EXAM • Lack of quality habitat was a problem in the past, but with the passing of the _____________________________ in 1937, an excise tax on sporting arms and ammunition, wildlife restoration programs now have money to use to restore wild turkeys and wild turkey habitat. • A. National Wild Turkey Federation Act • B. Harry Truman Conservation Act. • C. Pittman-Robertson Act • D. Wildlife Restoration Act #9 Source: http://nwtf.org

10. 2013 STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SENIOR GAME BIRD BIOLOGY EXAM The arrow is pointing to what group of feathers on this Blue-Winged Teal? • A. Tertials • B. Coverts • C. Primaries • D. Secondaries #10 Source: http://www.ducks.org

11. 2013 STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SENIOR GAME BIRD BIOLOGY EXAM • In Waterfowl digestion the next stop after the esophagus is the glandular stomach—known as the ________________—which secretes digestive enzymes that soften food and make it easier to digest. • A. Ventriculus • B. Proventriculus or crop • C. Large Intestine • D. Gizzard #11 Source: http://www.ducks.org

12. 2013 STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SENIOR GAME BIRD BIOLOGY EXAM • Mallards have about _________ taste buds, whereas humans have around 9,000. • A. 20 • B. 200 • C. 20,000 • D. 200,000 #12 Source: http://www.ducks.org

13. 2013 STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SENIOR GAME BIRD BIOLOGY EXAM • The Green Winged Teal is a resident of Georgia. • A. True • B. False #13 Source: www.audubonbirds.org/

14. 2013 STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SENIOR GAME BIRD BIOLOGY EXAM • Since 1937, _________________ has conserved and restored more than 12 million acres of the most critical habitat for waterfowl and other wildlife. Wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems on the planet. • A. Ducks Unlimited • B. The Truman-Robertson Act • C. The National duck Federation • D. The United States Fish And Game Association #14 Source: http://www.ducks.org

15. 2013 STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SENIOR GAME BIRD BIOLOGY EXAM • Which of the following is a Dabbling duck? • A. LessarScaup • B. Ring-necked Duck • C. CanvasBack • D. Mallard #15 Source: http://www.ducks.org

16. 2013 STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SENIOR GAME BIRD BIOLOGY EXAM A major item in the canvasback diet is ______, which gives their flesh a rich taste. • Wild Celery • Duckweed • Watercrest • Crayfish #16 Source: www.audubonbirds.org/

17. 2013 STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SENIOR GAME BIRD BIOLOGY EXAM • While most birds must tilt their heads back to swallow water, the dove is capable of thrusting its bill into the water and drinking in a fashion similar to horses and cattle. • A. True • B. False #17 Source: http://www.clemson.edu/extension/natureal_resources/wildlife/publications/

18. 2013 STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SENIOR GAME BIRD BIOLOGY EXAM • A Colinusvirginianus is a ____________. • A. Wild Turkey • B. Mourning Dove • C. Bobwhite Quail • D. Wood Duck #18 Source: http://www.clemson.edu/extension/natureal_resources/wildlife/publications

19. 2013 STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SENIOR GAME BIRD BIOLOGY EXAM • What is the bag limit for Wood Ducks in Georgia? • A. 3 (6 in possession) • B. 5 (10 in possession) • C. 7 (14 in possession) • D. 15 (30 in possession) #19 Source: www.georgiawildlife.org

20. 2013 STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SENIOR GAME BIRD BIOLOGY EXAM • The Mallard is the ancestor of the _________. • A. Common White Domestic Duck • B. Wood Duck • C. Ring Necked Duck • D. Canadian Goose #20 Source: www.audubonbirds.org/

21. 2013 STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SENIOR GAME BIRD BIOLOGY EXAM • Which of the following are used by waterfowl for navigation? • A. Response to geometric fields, visual landmarks and • learning. • B. GPS Units and compasses. • C. Genetics and the moons pull on the earth. • D. The length of daylight and the movement to warmer weather. #21 Source: http://www.ducks.org

22. 2013 STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SENIOR GAME BIRD BIOLOGY EXAM • The Duck Stamp Act, passed in 1934, was amended by congress in 1958 to authorize acquisition of wetlands known as: • A. Waterfowl Production Areas • B. Prairie Wetland Projects • C. Wetlands for Tomorrow • D. Okefenokee Swamp restoration #22 Source: http://www.ducks.org

23. 2013 STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SENIOR GAME BIRD BIOLOGY EXAM • Screech-Owls nest ___________________________________. • A. In nest made of twigs and branches in the tops of trees about 22 inches in diameter. • B. In nest in the tree tops made of grass clippings about 12 inches in diameter. • C. In nest that are on the ground. • D. In nest in holes and cavities in trees, but never dig a cavity themselves. #23 Source: http://allaboutbirds.org

24. 2013 STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SENIOR GAME BIRD BIOLOGY EXAM Which of the following left these signs? • Bobwhite Quail • Mourning Dove • Wild Turkey • Canada Goose #24 Source: http://allaboutbirds.org

25. 2013 STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT SENIOR GAME BIRD BIOLOGY EXAM • What is the daily bag limit for Crows in Georgia? • A. 3 • B. 12 • C. 15 • D. No Limit #25 Source: www.georgiawildlife.org

26. Key State 2013 16. A. Wild Celery 17. A. True 18. C. Bobwhite Quail 19. A. 3 (6 in possession) 20. A. Common White Dom. Duck 21. A. Response to geometric fields, visual landmarks and learning. 22. A. Waterfowl Production Areas 23. D. In nest in holes in cavities & trees,but never dig a cavity themselves. 24. A. Bobwhite Quail 25. D. No limit • 1. D. Green Winged Teal • 2. B. Ruffed Grouse • 3. C. Hooded Merganser • 4. D. Woodcock • 5. A. Mourning Dove • 6. D. Screech Owl • 7. A. Cooper’s Hawk • 8. D. Rio Grande • 9. C. Pittman-Robertson Act • 10.B. Coverts • 11. B. Proventriculus • 12. B. 200 • 13. B. False • 14. A. Ducks Unlimited • 15. D. Mallard