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Question 10 3 possible birds

In FLIGHT did the bird display a LIGHT WING STRIPE or PATCH ?

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Your observation 9 answers recorded · open to review or change

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What TYPE of bird was seen ? Long-legged wader
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What colour was the THROAT ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
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What colour was the BACK ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
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How BIG was the bird ? Crow-sized
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What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Black, purple, or dark
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What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
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What colour was the BILL ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
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WHERE was the bird seen ? Southwestern United States
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What colour was the BELLY ? Green
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Leading possibilities

3 possibilities remain

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Bar-tailed Godwit

Matching variants: Breeding Plumage, Non-breeding Plumage
Why this matches 5 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Long-legged wader
- How BIG was the bird ? Crow-sized
- What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Black, purple, or dark
- What colour was the BILL ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
- WHERE was the bird seen ? Southwestern United States
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Marbled Godwit
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Long-legged wader
- How BIG was the bird ? Crow-sized
- What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Black, purple, or dark
- What colour was the BILL ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
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Hudsonian Godwit

Matching variants: Breeding Plumage, Non-breeding Plumage
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Long-legged wader
- How BIG was the bird ? Crow-sized
- What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Black, purple, or dark
- What colour was the BILL ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
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