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Question 10 7 possible birds

What type of environment was the bird seen in?

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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

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Your observation 9 answers recorded · open to review or change
  1. 1
    What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
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  2. 2
    What colour was the BILL ? Red, or pink
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  3. 3
    What colour was the BREAST ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
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  4. 4
    What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Red, or pink
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  5. 5
    How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
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  6. 6
    What colour was the THROAT ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
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  7. 7
    What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Forked
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  8. 8
    What was the predominant colour of the HEAD ? Unknown
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  9. 9
    What colour were the EYES ? Unknown
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Leading possibilities

7 possibilities remain

1 rule inferred
  1. 1

    Forster's Tern

    Why this matches 7 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
    • What colour was the BILL ? Red, or pink
    • What colour was the BREAST ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
    • What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Red, or pink
    • How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
    • What colour was the THROAT ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
    • What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Forked
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  2. 2

    Arctic Tern

    Why this matches 7 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
    • What colour was the BILL ? Red, or pink
    • What colour was the BREAST ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
    • What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Red, or pink
    • How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
    • What colour was the THROAT ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
    • What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Forked
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  3. 3

    Black Skimmer

    Why this matches 7 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
    • What colour was the BILL ? Red, or pink
    • What colour was the BREAST ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
    • What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Red, or pink
    • How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
    • What colour was the THROAT ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
    • What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Forked
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  4. 4

    Atlantic Puffin

    Why this matches 6 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
    • What colour was the BILL ? Red, or pink
    • What colour was the BREAST ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
    • What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Red, or pink
    • How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
    • What colour was the THROAT ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
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  5. 5

    Common Tern

    Why this matches 6 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
    • What colour was the BREAST ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
    • What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Red, or pink
    • How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
    • What colour was the THROAT ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
    • What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Forked
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