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Question 4 6 possible birds

What was the predominant colour of the HEAD ?

Choose the answer that comes closest to what you observed.

White, or pale (grayish-white) Yellow Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan Red, or pink Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored) Olive (yellowish-green) Green Blue Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown) Gray, or blue-gray Black, purple, or dark Unknown

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

Your observation 3 answers recorded · open to review or change

1
What TYPE of bird was seen ? Duck or Goose-like
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2
What colour was the BREAST ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
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3
What colour was the BILL ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
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Leading possibilities

6 possibilities remain

2 rules inferred

1
Common Merganser

Matching variants: Female, Male
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Duck or Goose-like
- What colour was the BREAST ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
- What colour was the BILL ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
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2
Red-breasted Merganser

Matching variants: Female, Male
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Duck or Goose-like
- What colour was the BREAST ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
- What colour was the BILL ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
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3
Canada Goose
Why this matches 2 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Duck or Goose-like
- What colour was the BREAST ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
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4
Double-crested Cormorant
Why this matches 2 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Duck or Goose-like
- What colour was the BREAST ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
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5
Great Cormorant
Why this matches 2 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Duck or Goose-like
- What colour was the BREAST ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
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