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

Question 8 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

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

Your observation 7 answers recorded · open to review or change

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What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
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What colour was the BILL ? Green
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3
What colour was the BREAST ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
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What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Olive (yellowish-green)
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What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan
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What color was the UNDERSURFACE of the wing as seen in flight ? Unknown
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What type of environment was the bird seen in? Open ocean; beyond sight of land
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Leading possibilities

4 possibilities remain

1 rule inferred

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Streaked Shearwater
Why this matches 5 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
- What colour was the BILL ? Green
- What colour was the BREAST ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
- What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Olive (yellowish-green)
- What type of environment was the bird seen in? Open ocean; beyond sight of land
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Double-crested Cormorant
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
- What colour was the BREAST ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
- What type of environment was the bird seen in? Open ocean; beyond sight of land
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Cory's Shearwater
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
- What colour was the BILL ? Green
- What colour was the BREAST ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
- What type of environment was the bird seen in? Open ocean; beyond sight of land
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Great Cormorant
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
- What colour was the BREAST ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
- What type of environment was the bird seen in? Open ocean; beyond sight of land
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