At first, I thought Birding was soliciting other birders' opinions as to what the three birds flying past might be. Only on the second perusal did I see that it was a quiz with a deadline.

One of the birds has a vey deep wing stroke, which goes along with Sibly's Green Heron. Also, the eastern nominate form of Green Heron has a darker body than our Anthony's form. On the other hand, I've read that the Mexican Impperial Ivory-billed Woodpecker used to forage in small locks at times, so maybe "Birder" was playing the gotcha game.

But I wiish the experts would address the mosquito-borne disease possibilty, regarding the demise of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker!

Phil Hotlen
Bellingham, WA