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Question 10 4 possible birds

How BIG was the bird ?

Choose the answer that comes closest to what you observed.

Smaller than a sparrow Sparrow-sized Robin-sized Pigeon-sized Crow-sized Goose-sized Larger than a goose

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Your observation 9 answers recorded · open to review or change
  1. 1
    What TYPE of bird was seen ? Long-legged wader
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  2. 2
    What colour was the THROAT ? Yellow
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  3. 3
    What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Black, purple, or dark
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  4. 4
    What colour was the BACK ? Unknown
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  5. 5
    What colour was the BREAST ? Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan
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  6. 6
    In FLIGHT did the bird display a LIGHT WING STRIPE or PATCH ? Yes
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  7. 7
    What colour was the BILL ? Gray, or blue-gray
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  8. 8
    What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Unknown
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  9. 9
    What colour was the BELLY ? Blue
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Leading possibilities

4 possibilities remain

  1. 1

    Little Blue Heron

    Matching variants: Immature, Little Blue Heron

    Why this matches 3 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Long-legged wader
    • What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Black, purple, or dark
    • What colour was the BILL ? Gray, or blue-gray
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  2. 2

    Hudsonian Godwit

    Why this matches 5 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Long-legged wader
    • What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Black, purple, or dark
    • What colour was the BREAST ? Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan
    • In FLIGHT did the bird display a LIGHT WING STRIPE or PATCH ? Yes
    • What colour was the BILL ? Gray, or blue-gray
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  3. 3

    Black-tailed Godwit

    Why this matches 5 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Long-legged wader
    • What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Black, purple, or dark
    • What colour was the BREAST ? Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan
    • In FLIGHT did the bird display a LIGHT WING STRIPE or PATCH ? Yes
    • What colour was the BILL ? Gray, or blue-gray
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  4. 4

    Bar-tailed Godwit

    Why this matches 4 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Long-legged wader
    • What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Black, purple, or dark
    • What colour was the BREAST ? Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan
    • What colour was the BILL ? Gray, or blue-gray
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