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Your observation 7 answers recorded · open to review or change
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    What TYPE of bird was seen ? Identify from a Unique Behaviour
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    List any unique feeding behaviour observed ? Turning over stones
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    What TAIL BEHAVIOURS if any were noted ? Pointing downward
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    How did the bird fly ? Undulating (roller coaster-like or bounding)
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    WHERE was the bird seen ? Southwestern United States
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    How BIG was the bird ? Sparrow-sized
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    What type of environment was the bird seen in? Thickets or shrubs
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Identification results

4 species matches

  1. 1

    Western Bluebird

    Matching variants: Female, Male

    Why this matches 5 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Identify from a Unique Behaviour
    • What TAIL BEHAVIOURS if any were noted ? Pointing downward
    • WHERE was the bird seen ? Southwestern United States
    • How BIG was the bird ? Sparrow-sized
    • What type of environment was the bird seen in? Thickets or shrubs
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  2. 2

    Mountain Bluebird

    Matching variants: Female, Male

    Why this matches 5 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Identify from a Unique Behaviour
    • What TAIL BEHAVIOURS if any were noted ? Pointing downward
    • WHERE was the bird seen ? Southwestern United States
    • How BIG was the bird ? Sparrow-sized
    • What type of environment was the bird seen in? Thickets or shrubs
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  3. 3

    Eastern Bluebird

    Matching variants: Female, Male

    Why this matches 5 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Identify from a Unique Behaviour
    • What TAIL BEHAVIOURS if any were noted ? Pointing downward
    • WHERE was the bird seen ? Southwestern United States
    • How BIG was the bird ? Sparrow-sized
    • What type of environment was the bird seen in? Thickets or shrubs
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    Gray Vireo

    Why this matches 5 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Identify from a Unique Behaviour
    • What TAIL BEHAVIOURS if any were noted ? Pointing downward
    • WHERE was the bird seen ? Southwestern United States
    • How BIG was the bird ? Sparrow-sized
    • What type of environment was the bird seen in? Thickets or shrubs
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