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

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These birds fit your observations best, ranked by the strength of the matching evidence.

Your observation 8 answers recorded · open to review or change
  1. 1
    What TYPE of bird was seen ? Swallow-like
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    What colour was the BELLY ? Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan
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  3. 3
    What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Unknown
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  4. 4
    Did the bird show conspicuous or promient white in flight ? Unknown
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  5. 5
    What SHAPE were the wings ? Unknown
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    WHERE was the bird seen ? Northeastern Canada or United States
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    What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
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    Where was the white seen in flight ? On the undertail coverts
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Identification results

2 species matches

1 rule inferred
  1. 1

    Whip-poor-will

    Why this matches 2 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Swallow-like
    • WHERE was the bird seen ? Northeastern Canada or United States
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    Chuck-will's-widow

    Why this matches 2 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Swallow-like
    • WHERE was the bird seen ? Northeastern Canada or United States
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