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Question 8 9 possible birds

WHERE was the bird seen ?

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Your observation 7 answers recorded · open to review or change
  1. 1
    What TYPE of bird was seen ? Sparrow-like
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  2. 2
    What colour was the THROAT ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
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  3. 3
    What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Uniform color
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  4. 4
    What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
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  5. 5
    What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Rounded at the end
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  6. 6
    What type of environment was the bird seen in? Open area: field, prairie, meadow, farmland, tundra
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  7. 7
    What colour was the BREAST ? Unknown
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Leading possibilities

9 possibilities remain

3 rules inferred
  1. 1

    Bachman's Sparrow

    Why this matches 6 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Sparrow-like
    • What colour was the THROAT ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
    • What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Uniform color
    • What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
    • What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Rounded at the end
    • What type of environment was the bird seen in? Open area: field, prairie, meadow, farmland, tundra
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  2. 2

    Rufous-winged Sparrow

    Why this matches 6 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Sparrow-like
    • What colour was the THROAT ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
    • What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Uniform color
    • What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
    • What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Rounded at the end
    • What type of environment was the bird seen in? Open area: field, prairie, meadow, farmland, tundra
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  3. 3

    Lark Sparrow

    Why this matches 5 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Sparrow-like
    • What colour was the THROAT ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
    • What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Uniform color
    • What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Rounded at the end
    • What type of environment was the bird seen in? Open area: field, prairie, meadow, farmland, tundra
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  4. 4

    Snow Bunting

    Matching variants: Female, Nonbreeding Male

    Why this matches 5 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Sparrow-like
    • What colour was the THROAT ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
    • What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Uniform color
    • What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
    • What type of environment was the bird seen in? Open area: field, prairie, meadow, farmland, tundra
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  5. 5

    Rufous-crowned Sparrow

    Why this matches 5 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Sparrow-like
    • What colour was the THROAT ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
    • What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Uniform color
    • What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
    • What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Rounded at the end
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