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Question 9 5 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

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Your observation 8 answers recorded · open to review or change

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What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
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What colour was the BILL ? Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan
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3
What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
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How BIG was the bird ? Larger than a goose
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What colour was the THROAT ? Unknown
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WHERE was the bird seen ? Northwestern Canada or United States
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What colour was the BELLY ? Black, purple, or dark
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What was the predominant colour of the HEAD ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
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Leading possibilities

5 possibilities remain

1 rule inferred

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Brandt's Cormorant
Why this matches 6 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
- What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
- How BIG was the bird ? Larger than a goose
- WHERE was the bird seen ? Northwestern Canada or United States
- What colour was the BELLY ? Black, purple, or dark
- What was the predominant colour of the HEAD ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
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Pelagic Cormorant
Why this matches 6 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
- What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
- How BIG was the bird ? Larger than a goose
- WHERE was the bird seen ? Northwestern Canada or United States
- What colour was the BELLY ? Black, purple, or dark
- What was the predominant colour of the HEAD ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
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3
Red-faced Cormorant
Why this matches 6 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
- What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
- How BIG was the bird ? Larger than a goose
- WHERE was the bird seen ? Northwestern Canada or United States
- What colour was the BELLY ? Black, purple, or dark
- What was the predominant colour of the HEAD ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
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Double-crested Cormorant
Why this matches 5 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
- What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
- How BIG was the bird ? Larger than a goose
- What colour was the BELLY ? Black, purple, or dark
- What was the predominant colour of the HEAD ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
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Short-tailed Albatross
Why this matches 6 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
- What colour was the BILL ? Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan
- What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
- How BIG was the bird ? Larger than a goose
- WHERE was the bird seen ? Northwestern Canada or United States
- What was the predominant colour of the HEAD ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
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Showing the strongest matches so far. Keep answering—the order may change.

Describe what you saw. We’ll narrow the field together.

What type of environment was the bird seen in?

5 possibilities remain

Brandt's Cormorant

Pelagic Cormorant

Red-faced Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant

Short-tailed Albatross