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Question 8 10 possible birds

How was the bird SEEN BEST ?

Choose the answer that comes closest to what you observed.

In flight While landed

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Your observation 7 answers recorded · open to review or change
  1. 1
    What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
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  2. 2
    How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
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  3. 3
    WHERE was the bird seen ? Southwestern United States
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  4. 4
    What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Rounded at the end
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  5. 5
    What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ? None
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  6. 6
    What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Streaked lengthwise (from head to tail)
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  7. 7
    What SHAPE were the wings ? Rounded
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Leading possibilities

10 possibilities remain

1 rule inferred
  1. 1

    Chuck-will's-widow

    Why this matches 5 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
    • How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
    • WHERE was the bird seen ? Southwestern United States
    • What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Rounded at the end
    • What SHAPE were the wings ? Rounded
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  2. 2

    Common Poorwill

    Why this matches 5 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
    • How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
    • WHERE was the bird seen ? Southwestern United States
    • What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Rounded at the end
    • What SHAPE were the wings ? Rounded
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  3. 3

    Whip-poor-will

    Why this matches 5 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
    • How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
    • WHERE was the bird seen ? Southwestern United States
    • What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Rounded at the end
    • What SHAPE were the wings ? Rounded
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  4. 4

    Prairie Falcon

    Why this matches 5 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
    • How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
    • WHERE was the bird seen ? Southwestern United States
    • What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ? None
    • What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Streaked lengthwise (from head to tail)
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  5. 5

    Broad-winged Hawk

    Why this matches 5 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
    • How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
    • WHERE was the bird seen ? Southwestern United States
    • What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Streaked lengthwise (from head to tail)
    • What SHAPE were the wings ? Rounded
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