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Question 9 5 possible birds

What colour was the BACK ?

Choose the answer that comes closest to what you observed.

White, or pale (grayish-white) Yellow Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan Red, or pink Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored) Olive (yellowish-green) Green Blue Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown) Gray, or blue-gray Black, purple, or dark Unknown

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

Your observation 8 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 ? Goose-sized
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What colour was the BREAST ? Unknown
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4
What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ? Light band across the middle
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What colour was the BELLY ? Unknown
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What was the predominant colour of the HEAD ? Unknown
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WHERE was the bird seen ? Southeastern United States
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How was the bird SEEN BEST ? While landed
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Leading possibilities

5 possibilities remain

1 rule inferred

1
Swallow-tailed Kite
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
- How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
- WHERE was the bird seen ? Southeastern United States
- How was the bird SEEN BEST ? While landed
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2
Northern Harrier

Matching variants: Female, Immature, Male
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
- How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
- How was the bird SEEN BEST ? While landed
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3
Red-tailed Hawk

Matching variants: Dark Phase, Red-tailed Hawk
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
- How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
- How was the bird SEEN BEST ? While landed
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4
Bald Eagle
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
- How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
- WHERE was the bird seen ? Southeastern United States
- How was the bird SEEN BEST ? While landed
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5
Osprey
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
- How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
- How was the bird SEEN BEST ? While landed
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