Test your knowledge of the natural world. Some are easy, some a bit more challenging. Many have been submitted by guest puzzlers (noted next to quiz links below). Pat yourself on the back with a good score and perhaps learn new insights. Come back and take them as often as you would like and challenge your family and friends to top your score.
Members, friends and partners are introduced to a new quiz periodically through Sightings, our email newsletter. Quizzes are also posted to our Facebook page.
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BIRDS
Bird Identification
- Warbler Identification (Kathy Wright, Editor, Illinois Audubon magazine)
- Warbler Identification #2 (Kathy Wright, Editor, Illinois Audubon magazine)
- Bird Identification by Silhouette (Bob Andrini, Kane County Audubon Society)
- Illinois Shorebirds (Patty Gillespie, Volunteer Editor, Illinois Audubon magazine)
- Home Tweet Home (Kathy Wright, Editor, Illinois Audubon magazine)
- Feathers (Patty Gillespie, Volunteer Editor, Illinois Audubon magazine)
- Neotropical Migrants (Greg Dubois, Will County Audubon Society)
- Sparrows (Bob Andrini, Kane County Audubon Society)
- Bird Trivia Potpourri (Kathy Wright, Editor, Illinois Audubon magazine)
- Ducks, Geese & Swans (Kathy Wright, Editor, Illinois Audubon magazine)
- 1952 Owl Quiz (Kathy Wright, Editor, Illinois Audubon magazine)
- Illinois Woodpeckers (Kathy Wright, Editor, Illinois Audubon magazine)
- Flycatchers of Illinois (Matt Hayes, Assistant to the Executive Director)
- What’s in a Name? (Bob Andrini, Kane County Audubon Society)
- Toes & Feet (Kathy Wright, Editor, Illinois Audubon magazine)
- Flycatchers of Illinois (Matt Hayes, Assistant to the Executive Director)
- Breeding Shorebirds of Illinois (Kathy Wright, Editor, Illinois Audubon magazine and Matt Hayes, Assistant to the Executive Director)
Bird Natural History
- Prairie Chickens (Bob Gillespie, IDNR, Prairie Ridge State Natural Area)
- Whip-Poor-Wills (Birdsong Chapter)
- Cardinals (Birdsong Chapter)
- Fall Migration (Jim Herkert, Executive Director, Illinois Audubon Society)
- The Basics of Migration (Kathy Wright, Editor, Illinois Audubon magazine)
- Bald Eagles (Brian “Fox” Ellis. Membership & Outreach Coordinator)
- Lovebirds ((Matt Hayes, Assistant to the Executive Director and Brian “Fox” Ellis, Membership & Outreach Coordinator, Illinois Audubon magazine)
- North American Cranes (Matt Hayes, Assistant to the Executive Director)
- Wood Ducks (Cindy Owsley, Board of Directors & Western Prairie Audubon)
- Turkey Time (Brian “Fox” Ellis, Membership & Outreach Coordinator, Illinois Audubon magazine)
- E&T Birds (Kathy Wright, Editor, Illinois Audubon magazine)
- More Bird Trivia (Greg Dubois, Will County Audubon Society)
- 12 Days of Christmas (Matt Hayes, Assistant to the Executive Director and Brian “Fox” Ellis, Membership & Outreach Coordinator, Illinois Audubon magazine)
- Illinois Audubon Bulletin Issue #139 Quiz (Kathy Wright, Editor, Illinois Audubon magazine)
PLANTS
Plant Identification
- Woodland Invasive Species (Kaleb Baker, Land Steward, Illinois Audubon Society)
- Woodland Invasive Species #2 (Kaleb Baker, Land Steward, Illinois Audubon Society)
- Just off the Twig (Patty Gillespie, Newton, Illinois)
- Twigs, Buds & Bark: Winter Tree ID (Chris Benda)
- Botanizing in Summer (Jim & Patty Gillespie, Volunteer Editor, Illinois Audubon magazine)
- Spring Ephemerals (Chris Benda)
Plant Natural History
- Milkweed & Associates (Patty Gillespie, Volunteer Assistant Editor & Michelle RS. Denning, Office Associate, IDNR, Prairie Ridge State Natural Area
- Mast (Carl & Pen DauBach)
- Prairie Invasives (Kaleb Baker, Land Steward, Illinois Audubon Society)
- Wetland Invasives Quiz (Kaleb Baker, Land Steward, Illinois Audubon Society)
- Mistletoe (Kathy Wright, Editor, Illinois Audubon magazine)
- Plant Lookalikes (Chris Benda)
INSECTS
Insect Natural History
- A Dip Net and Creatures Wet (Patty Gillespie, Volunteer Editor, Illinois Audubon magazine)
- The World of Bees (Isaac Stewart, Biology Assistant Professor at Black Hawk College)
- Pollinators (Angella Moorehouse, Illinois Nature Preserves)
- Fireflies (Allen Yow, Morgan County Audubon Society)
MAMMAL
Mammal Natural History
- Furry not Feathery (Patty Gillespie, Volunteer Editor, Illinois Audubon magazine)
- Bats (Brian “Fox” Ellis. Membership & Outreach Coordinator)
- Lizards & Skinks of Illinois ((Kathy Andrews Wright, Editor, Illinois Audubon magazine)
HERPTILE
Herptile Natural History
- Illinois Salamanders (Hugh Gilbert, Patty Gillespie & Kathy Wright)
- Illinois Herps (Patty Gillespie, Volunteer Editor, Illinois Audubon magazine)
- Turtles of Illinois (Kathy Andrews Wright, Editor, Illinois Audubon magazine)
MISCELLANEOUS
- Halloween Quiz (Kathy Wright, Editor, Illinois Audubon magazine)
- What to Feed the Birds? (Wade Kammin, Wild Birds Unlimited, Springfield)
- Thanksgiving Quiz (Kathy Wright, Editor, Illinois Audubon magazine)
- RED (Patty Gillespie, Volunteer Editor, Illinois Audubon magazine)
- Conifers & the Birds They Support (Kathy Wright, Editor, Illinois Audubon magazine
- Aren’t Families Grand (Patty Gillespie, Volunteer Editor, Illinois Audubon magazine)
- Positively Posterior (Patty Gillespie, Volunteer Editor, Illinois Audubon magazine)
- Plastics Knowledge (Hannah Griffis, RiverWatch Technician)
- Chowtime (Patty Gillespie, Volunteer Editor, Illinois Audubon magazine)
- Stories in the Snow (Stacy Iwanicki, President of the McHenry County Chapter of Illinois Audubon Society)
- 100 Years Ago (Kathy Wright, Editor, Illinois Audubon magazine)
- Cool Quiz (Patty Gillespie, Volunteer Editor, Illinois Audubon magazine)
- 1971 Archive Quiz (Patty Gillespie, Volunteer Editor, Illinois Audubon magazine)
- Sounds Good to Me (EJ & Patty Gillespie, Volunteer Editor, Illinois Audubon magazine)
- Circles in Nature (Patty Gillespie, Volunteer Editor, Illinois Audubon magazine
- Bird Cities (Matt Hayes, Assistant to the Executive Director)
- Native Gardening in your Backyard (Cindy Owsley, Chapter Representative to the Board of Directors, Western Prairie Audubon Society)