The eBirdr field guide

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Describe what you saw. We’ll narrow the field together.

Question 8 6 possible birds

What type of environment was the bird seen in?

Choose the answer that comes closest to what you observed.

Urban or residential area or at a feeder Open area: field, prairie, meadow, farmland, tundra Desert, arid grassland, shrubs, cactus, mesquite Thickets or shrubs Deciduous forest Coniferous forest Mixed forest Mountainous Terrain Wooded freshwater habitat Freshwater marsh or wetland Freshwater shoreline Open body of freshwater Saltwater marsh or wetland Flat saltwater shore; beach Rocky saltwater shore; cliff Open ocean; beyond sight of land Only or mostly in flight over freshwater Only or mostly in flight over land Only or mostly in flight over saltwater

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 ? Crest of feathers on top of the head
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4
How BIG was the bird ? Sparrow-sized
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5
What colour was the BELLY ? Unknown
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What colour was the THROAT ? Unknown
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What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Barred crosswise (from side to side)
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Leading possibilities

6 possibilities remain

1 rule inferred

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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
- How BIG was the bird ? Sparrow-sized
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2
Lesser Nighthawk
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Songbird (ground or perching bird)
- What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
- How BIG was the bird ? Sparrow-sized
- What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Barred crosswise (from side to side)
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3
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
- How BIG was the bird ? Sparrow-sized
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4
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
- How BIG was the bird ? Sparrow-sized
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5
Reed Bunting
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
- How BIG was the bird ? Sparrow-sized
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