The eBirdr field guide

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Question 6 4 possible birds

What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ?

Choose the answer that comes closest to what you observed.

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 5 answers recorded · open to review or change

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What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
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How BIG was the bird ? Crow-sized
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3
What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
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WHERE was the bird seen ? Northwestern Canada or United States
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5
What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ? Light band across the middle
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Leading possibilities

4 possibilities remain

1 rule inferred

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Broad-winged Hawk
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
- How BIG was the bird ? Crow-sized
- What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
- WHERE was the bird seen ? Northwestern Canada or United States
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2
Gyrfalcon
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
- How BIG was the bird ? Crow-sized
- What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
- WHERE was the bird seen ? Northwestern Canada or United States
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3
Cooper's Hawk
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
- How BIG was the bird ? Crow-sized
- What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
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4
White-tailed Kite
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
- How BIG was the bird ? Crow-sized
- WHERE was the bird seen ? Northwestern Canada or United States
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