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

Best matches

Here’s your shortlist.

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

Your observation 7 answers recorded · open to review or change
  1. 1
    What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
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    How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
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  3. 3
    WHERE was the bird seen ? Northeastern Canada or United States
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  4. 4
    What colour was the BREAST ? Red, or pink
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    What SHAPE were the wings ? Rounded
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    What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ? None
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  7. 7
    How was the bird SEEN BEST ? In flight
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Identification results

2 species matches

1 rule inferred
  1. 1

    Whip-poor-will

    Why this matches 5 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
    • How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
    • WHERE was the bird seen ? Northeastern Canada or United States
    • What SHAPE were the wings ? Rounded
    • How was the bird SEEN BEST ? In flight
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    Chuck-will's-widow

    Why this matches 5 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
    • How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
    • WHERE was the bird seen ? Northeastern Canada or United States
    • What SHAPE were the wings ? Rounded
    • How was the bird SEEN BEST ? In flight
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