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

Question 5 8 possible birds

What type of environment was the bird seen in?

Choose the answer that comes closest to what you observed.

Urban or residential area or at a feeder Open area: field, prairie, meadow, farmland, tundra Desert, arid grassland, shrubs, cactus, mesquite Thickets or shrubs Deciduous forest Coniferous forest Mixed forest Mountainous Terrain Wooded freshwater habitat Freshwater marsh or wetland Freshwater shoreline Open body of freshwater Saltwater marsh or wetland Flat saltwater shore; beach Rocky saltwater shore; cliff Open ocean; beyond sight of land Only or mostly in flight over freshwater Only or mostly in flight over land Only or mostly in flight over saltwater

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

Your observation 4 answers recorded · open to review or change

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What TYPE of bird was seen ? Chicken-like ground bird
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2
How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
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3
What colour was the BELLY ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
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4
What colour was the BREAST ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
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Leading possibilities

8 possibilities remain

1 rule inferred

1
Rock Ptarmigan
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Chicken-like ground bird
- How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
- What colour was the BELLY ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
- What colour was the BREAST ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
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2
White-tailed Ptarmigan
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Chicken-like ground bird
- How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
- What colour was the BELLY ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
- What colour was the BREAST ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
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3
Willow Ptarmigan
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Chicken-like ground bird
- How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
- What colour was the BELLY ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
- What colour was the BREAST ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
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4
Wilson's Snipe
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Chicken-like ground bird
- How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
- What colour was the BELLY ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
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5
Montezuma Quail

Matching variants: Female, Male
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Chicken-like ground bird
- How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
- What colour was the BREAST ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
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