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

Question 9 4 possible birds

In FLIGHT did the bird display a LIGHT WING STRIPE or PATCH ?

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Your observation 8 answers recorded · open to review or change

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What TYPE of bird was seen ? Duck or Goose-like
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What colour was the BREAST ? Unknown
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What colour was the BILL ? Green
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What colour was the THROAT ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
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What was the predominant colour of the HEAD ? Unknown
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What colour was the BACK ? Unknown
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WHERE was the bird seen ? Northwestern Canada or United States
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What FACIAL or HEAD features were noted if any ? Light area between the bill and the eye
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Leading possibilities

4 possibilities remain

2 rules inferred

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Western Grebe
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Duck or Goose-like
- What colour was the BILL ? Green
- What colour was the THROAT ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
- WHERE was the bird seen ? Northwestern Canada or United States
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American Purple Gallinule
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Duck or Goose-like
- What colour was the BILL ? Green
- What colour was the THROAT ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
- WHERE was the bird seen ? Northwestern Canada or United States
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3
Brandt's Cormorant

Matching variants: Brandt's Cormorant, Immature
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Duck or Goose-like
- What colour was the THROAT ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
- WHERE was the bird seen ? Northwestern Canada or United States
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Double-crested Cormorant
Why this matches 2 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Duck or Goose-like
- What colour was the THROAT ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
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