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

Question 8 5 possible birds

WHERE was the bird seen ?

Choose the answer that comes closest to what you observed.

Northeastern Canada or United States Southeastern United States Southwestern United States Northwestern Canada or United States

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Your observation 7 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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3
What colour was the BREAST ? Unknown
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What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ? None
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5
What was the predominant colour of the HEAD ? Yellow
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How was the bird SEEN BEST ? In flight
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What SHAPE were the wings ? Pointed
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Leading possibilities

5 possibilities remain

1 rule inferred

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Prairie Falcon
Why this matches 5 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
- How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
- What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ? None
- How was the bird SEEN BEST ? In flight
- What SHAPE were the wings ? Pointed
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Ferruginous Hawk

Matching variants: Dark Phase, Light Phase
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
- How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
- What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ? None
- How was the bird SEEN BEST ? In flight
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3
Peregrine Falcon
Why this matches 5 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
- How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
- What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ? None
- How was the bird SEEN BEST ? In flight
- What SHAPE were the wings ? Pointed
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4
Swallow-tailed Kite
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
- How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
- How was the bird SEEN BEST ? In flight
- What SHAPE were the wings ? Pointed
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5
Gyrfalcon
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
- How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
- How was the bird SEEN BEST ? In flight
- What SHAPE were the wings ? Pointed
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Showing the strongest matches so far. Keep answering—the order may change.