Question 8
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possible birds
What type of environment was the bird seen in?
Choose the answer that comes closest to what you observed.
Urban or residential area or at a feeder
Open area: field, prairie, meadow, farmland, tundra
Desert, arid grassland, shrubs, cactus, mesquite
Thickets or shrubs
Deciduous forest
Coniferous forest
Mixed forest
Mountainous Terrain
Wooded freshwater habitat
Freshwater marsh or wetland
Freshwater shoreline
Open body of freshwater
Saltwater marsh or wetland
Flat saltwater shore; beach
Rocky saltwater shore; cliff
Open ocean; beyond sight of land
Only or mostly in flight over freshwater
Only or mostly in flight over land
Only or mostly in flight over saltwater
Not completely sure? Choose Unknown when it is available—a careful “I don’t know” is more useful than a guess.
Your observation 7 answers recorded · open to review or change
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What TYPE of bird was seen ? Sparrow-likeChange
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What colour was the THROAT ? UnknownChange
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What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Barred crosswise (from side to side)Change
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What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? UnknownChange
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What colour was the BREAST ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)Change
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What colour was the BELLY ? Black, purple, or darkChange
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What FACIAL or HEAD features were noted if any ? Dark area behind, under, through or around the eyeChange
Leading possibilities
2 possibilities remain
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View profileChestnut-collared Longspur
Why this matches 2 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Sparrow-like
- What colour was the BREAST ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
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View profileAmerican Pipit
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Sparrow-like
- What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Barred crosswise (from side to side)
- What colour was the BREAST ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
Showing the strongest matches so far. Keep answering—the order may change.