Question 4
7
possible birds
How did the bird fly ?
Choose the answer that comes closest to what you observed.
Soaring (few wing beats)
Hovering or stationary
Undulating (roller coaster-like or bounding)
Swallow-like
Stiff-winged
Erratic
Moth-like or fluttering
With wings that whistled
Swooping flight up to a perch
With long neck extended (large birds)
With long neck folded (large birds)
With a kink in its long neck (large birds)
Unknown or None of the above
Not completely sure? Choose Unknown when it is available—a careful “I don’t know” is more useful than a guess.
Your observation 3 answers recorded · open to review or change
Leading possibilities
7 possibilities remain
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1
View profileAmerican Pipit
Why this matches 2 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Identify from a Unique Behaviour
- What TAIL BEHAVIOURS if any were noted ? Bobbing
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2
View profileGray Vireo
Why this matches 2 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Identify from a Unique Behaviour
- What TAIL BEHAVIOURS if any were noted ? Bobbing
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3
View profileGolden-crowned Kinglet
Why this matches 1 supporting observation
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Identify from a Unique Behaviour
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4
View profileRuby-crowned Kinglet
Why this matches 1 supporting observation
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Identify from a Unique Behaviour
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5
View profileAmerican Goldfinch
Matching variants: Female or winter Male, Male
Why this matches 1 supporting observation
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Identify from a Unique Behaviour
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