Bad Photo I.D. Challenge (now with hints!)

Because nobody has been willing to try this out, I'll give some hints and see if anyone gets brave enough to give it a go!

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Welcome to my first photo I.D. challenge of 2011.  Play not just to test your i.d. skills, but play to win! Whoever is the first to get all of these right, or whoever gets the most correct answers in the next week will win The North American Bird Reference Book, version 5.0 (on CD for your computer) by John C. Robinson, a $64.95 value!

These photos were taken in several states including Idaho, Utah, North Carolina, and Virginia, so good luck! If you had The North American Bird Reference Book, you'd be able to narrow down the possibilities for each bird.

Blurred in Flight

1.  Photographed in Boise, Idaho near wild sunflowers

2.  Photographed at the same time as the photo above

3.  Photographed in the backyard of a North Carolina home

4.  Photographed in Deltaville, Virginia

5.  Photographed recently in Bountiful, Utah

Butt Shots

6.  Photographed in Boise, Idaho, but don't let that throw ya!
This was a vagrant in the middle of winter.

7.  Photographed in the same North Carolina backyard as #3

Contorted

8.  Photographed at a pond in Eagle, Idaho.

Close-Up

9.  Photographed in Boise, Idaho.

10.  Photographed in the foothills of Boise, Idaho.

HINT:  Regular followers of this blog will have a slight advantage as they may recall similar, but better photos of the same birds, and recognize the setting.  If you are new to this blog, you've got a lot of catch-up work to do...well at least scanning through my blog posts going back until last summer.