The eBirdr field guide

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

Question 11 3 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 10 answers recorded · open to review or change

1
What TYPE of bird was seen ? Long-legged wader
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2
What colour was the THROAT ? Unknown
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3
What colour was the BACK ? Unknown
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4
How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
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5
What SHAPE was the BILL ? Straight and slender
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6
What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Black, purple, or dark
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What colour was the BREAST ? Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan
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8
What colour was the BELLY ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
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What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Green
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10
What colour were the CHEEKS ? Gray, or blue-gray
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Leading possibilities

3 possibilities remain

1
Green Heron
Why this matches 6 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Long-legged wader
- How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
- What SHAPE was the BILL ? Straight and slender
- What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Black, purple, or dark
- What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Green
- What colour were the CHEEKS ? Gray, or blue-gray
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Little Blue Heron
Why this matches 6 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Long-legged wader
- How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
- What SHAPE was the BILL ? Straight and slender
- What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Black, purple, or dark
- What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Green
- What colour were the CHEEKS ? Gray, or blue-gray
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3
Canadian Flamingo
Why this matches 2 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Long-legged wader
- How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
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