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Question 10 20 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 9 answers recorded · open to review or change
  1. 1
    What TYPE of bird was seen ? Duck or Goose-like
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  2. 2
    What colour was the BREAST ? Unknown
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  3. 3
    What colour was the BILL ? Black, purple, or dark
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  4. 4
    What colour was the THROAT ? Unknown
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  5. 5
    What was the predominant colour of the HEAD ? Gray, or blue-gray
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  6. 6
    What colour was the SIDE ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
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  7. 7
    In FLIGHT did the bird display a LIGHT WING STRIPE or PATCH ? Unknown
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  8. 8
    What colour was the BACK ? Black, purple, or dark
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  9. 9
    What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
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