Question 6
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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 5 answers recorded · open to review or change
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What TYPE of bird was seen ? Identify from a Unique BehaviourChange
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List any unique feeding behaviour observed ? Noisily scratching in the underbrush or leavesChange
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What TAIL BEHAVIOURS if any were noted ? Pointing upward or cocked over its backChange
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How BIG was the bird ? Smaller than a sparrowChange
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WHERE was the bird seen ? Southeastern United StatesChange