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Question 8 5 possible birds

What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ?

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Uniform color Streaked lengthwise (from head to tail) Spotted or mottled Barred crosswise (from side to side) Has a central spot Dark band or bands running across the breast or neck Unknown

Not completely sure? Choose Unknown when it is available—a careful “I don’t know” is more useful than a guess.

Your observation 7 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 ? Gray, or blue-gray
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3
What FACIAL or HEAD features were noted if any ? Light area running up the side of the neck or head
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4
What colour was the THROAT ? Unknown
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5
What was the predominant colour of the HEAD ? Green
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What type of environment was the bird seen in? Open area: field, prairie, meadow, farmland, tundra
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What colour was the BELLY ? Unknown
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Leading possibilities

5 possibilities remain

1
Chestnut-collared Longspur

Matching variants: Female, Nonbreeding Male
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Songbird (ground or perching bird)
- What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
- What type of environment was the bird seen in? Open area: field, prairie, meadow, farmland, tundra
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Lapland Longspur

Matching variants: Female, Nonbreeding Male
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Songbird (ground or perching bird)
- What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
- What type of environment was the bird seen in? Open area: field, prairie, meadow, farmland, tundra
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3
McCown's Longspur

Matching variants: Female, Nonbreeding Male
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Songbird (ground or perching bird)
- What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
- What type of environment was the bird seen in? Open area: field, prairie, meadow, farmland, tundra
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4
Lark Bunting
Why this matches 2 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Songbird (ground or perching bird)
- What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
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5
Black-faced Grassquit
Why this matches 2 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Songbird (ground or perching bird)
- What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
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