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Question 4 5 possible birds

What colour was the BACK ?

Choose the answer that comes closest to what you observed.

White, or pale (grayish-white) Yellow Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan Red, or pink Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored) Olive (yellowish-green) Green Blue Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown) Gray, or blue-gray Black, purple, or dark Unknown

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

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What TYPE of bird was seen ? Songbird (ground or perching bird)
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What colour was the BREAST ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
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How BIG was the bird ? Smaller than a sparrow
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Leading possibilities

5 possibilities remain

1
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Songbird (ground or perching bird)
- What colour was the BREAST ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
- How BIG was the bird ? Smaller than a sparrow
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2
Chestnut-collared Longspur
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Songbird (ground or perching bird)
- What colour was the BREAST ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
- How BIG was the bird ? Smaller than a sparrow
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3
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Songbird (ground or perching bird)
- What colour was the BREAST ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
- How BIG was the bird ? Smaller than a sparrow
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Rustic Bunting

Matching variants: Female, Male
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Songbird (ground or perching bird)
- What colour was the BREAST ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
- How BIG was the bird ? Smaller than a sparrow
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White-collared Seedeater
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Songbird (ground or perching bird)
- What colour was the BREAST ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
- How BIG was the bird ? Smaller than a sparrow
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Showing the strongest matches so far. Keep answering—the order may change.