OPHIRA EISENBERG, HOST:
Our next game is about birds. Did you know that the Venn diagram of public radio listeners and bird-watchers is just one big circle?
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EISENBERG: In honor of winter and our avian-named guest Tony Hawk, we have an audio quiz called Snow Birds. The answer to each clue is a bird that shares its name with a professional sports team that plays in the winter. I'll play you a clip of a bird from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and read you a clue where we imagine what would happen if the bird attempted to play its associated sport.
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EISENBERG: I know. There's a lot going on.
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EISENBERG: The points are doubled. Tyler, stay in the lead and you'll be in our final round. Annie, you need to get more points, or you have to explain any sport to any member of our staff.
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EISENBERG: Accept it. All right. Let's go to the NHL for your first clue.
(SOUNDBITE OF DUCKS SQUAWKING)
EISENBERG: (Laughter) This bird has the unique advantage of having a 340-degree field of vision, which means it'll see getting checked into the glass coming a mile away from Anaheim.
(SOUNDBITE OF BELL)
EISENBERG: Tyler.
TYLER PARTHEMER: Ducks.
EISENBERG: Yeah, that was - those are ducks. That's what they are. You're right.
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JONATHAN COULTON: Those do not sound like ducks to me. Yes, thank you.
EISENBERG: Yeah.
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EISENBERG: They're a little whiny.
COULTON: When we get done with the show, I'm going to write a strongly worded letter to the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology...
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COULTON: ...To see if we can get to the bottom of this.
EISENBERG: And we'll be their very first one...
COULTON: Yeah, I bet.
EISENBERG: ...I'm quite sure.
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EISENBERG: Next up.
(SOUNDBITE OF EAGLE CHIRPING)
EISENBERG: Benjamin Franklin didn't want this bird to be our national bird because these birds steal prey from other animals by chasing them down, just like they chased down the Patriots to win Super Bowl LII.
(SOUNDBITE OF BELL)
EISENBERG: Annie.
ANNIE O'REILLY: Eagles.
EISENBERG: That is correct.
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EISENBERG: All right. Next up.
(SOUNDBITE OF PELICAN SQUAWKING)
COULTON: I just want to say - birds are terrible.
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EISENBERG: This bird can hold up to three gallons of water and fish in its gular sac, so carrying that basketball to the hoop for New Orleans should be no problem.
(SOUNDBITE OF BELL)
EISENBERG: Tyler.
PARTHEMER: Pelicans.
EISENBERG: Yeah, that's - those are pelicans.
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EISENBERG: All right. This is your last clue.
(SOUNDBITE OF PENGUIN GROWLING)
EISENBERG: That sounds friendly.
COULTON: No, it sounds monstrous.
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EISENBERG: This Antarctic bird can only taste sour and salty flavors, so it won't be sidelined by some mediocre nachos at the PPG Paints Arena.
(SOUNDBITE OF BELL)
EISENBERG: Tyler.
PARTHEMER: Penguins.
EISENBERG: Yeah, that's a penguin. You're right.
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EISENBERG: All right. Amazing. Thank you so much. You're both fantastic.
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EISENBERG: After two games, Tyler is going to our final round.
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EISENBERG: Coming up, we'll find out who will face off against Tyler in our final round. And Adam Lambert is here, so get ready Glamberts (ph) and Glamernies (ph).
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EISENBERG: I'm Ophira Eisenberg, and this is ASK ME ANOTHER from NPR.
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