Backyard Birds

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Welcome to the Backyard Birds upload. This is a chance to upload your own “mystery bird” pictures. Expert ornithologists will look at your pictures and all the information you give them. They will be able to tell you what kind of bird it is and more about the way these birds live.

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* First Name: Last Name: * Email address: Your location: (i.e. province or county or city) The above information (name, age, email, and address) will only be viewed by our SciQ geology experts. Privacy Policy Size: The bird was&hellip smaller than a sparrow larger than a sparrow, but smaller than a blue jay larger than a blue jay, but smaller than a crow larger than a crow Sound: What did the bird sound like? High-pitched Low-pitched Single note Many notes Rough/hoarse sound Musical/bubbly In your own words can you describe the bird's sound?: Description: Please describe the bird in as much detail as you can. Colour of the head, body, tail and any other prominent markings Tail: long short in between forked Beak: curved and pointed much longer than its head longer than its head shorter than its head much shorter than its head curved and long Behaviour: What was the bird doing when you saw it? Site: Describe the habitat and location of where you saw this bird (e.g. in the garden, in the trees, at the feeder, etc.) Season: When did you see the bird? early spring middle spring late spring early summer middle summer late summer early fall middle fall late fall early winter middle winter late winter What do you think it is?: Based on your knowledge of birds, what do you think your “mystery bird” is? Comments: Is there anything else you'd like us to know about this bird? Place the picture of the bird/s you found here: (Maximum image size: 1 MB; image must be a jpg, gif, bmp, or png) Place the picture of where you found bird/s here: (Maximum image size: 1 MB; image must be a jpg, gif, bmp, or png)