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Brown Thrasher (Red Thrasher) - Toxostoma rufum

Brown Thrasher (Red Thrasher)

Contour feather (body contour)
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos

American Crow

Contour feather or primary wing covert, likely from the wing or upperparts.
Mourning Dove (also known as the Carolina Dove or American Mourning Dove) - Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove (also known as the Carolina Dove or American Mourning Dove)

Tail feather (Rectrix), specifically one of the outer rectrices
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted Flicker) - Colaptes auratus

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted Flicker)

Contour body feather with prominent semiplume/downy base
Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, Rain Crow) - Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, Rain Crow)

Semiplume or small body contour feather with plumulaceous base
Mourning Dove (also known as the Carolina Dove or Rain Crow) - Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove (also known as the Carolina Dove or Rain Crow)

Contour body feather
Wild Turkey (Eastern Wild Turkey) - Meleagris gallopavo

Wild Turkey (Eastern Wild Turkey)

Wing Covert or Secondary Flight Feather
Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, Rain Crow) - Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, Rain Crow)

Semiplume or downy body feather, likely from the breast or underparts
Wild Turkey (Eastern Wild Turkey, Merriam's Wild Turkey) - Meleagris gallopavo

Wild Turkey (Eastern Wild Turkey, Merriam's Wild Turkey)

Semiplume or Body Contour Feather
Bald Eagle (American Eagle) - Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Bald Eagle (American Eagle)

Flight feather, primary or secondary remige
Bald Eagle (American Eagle) - Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Bald Eagle (American Eagle)

Flight feather (Remex, likely a secondary or outer primary covert)
Great Horned Owl (Hoot Owl, Tiger Owl) - Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl (Hoot Owl, Tiger Owl)

Body contour feather or secondary covert, featuring specialized soft edges typical of silent flight adaptations.
Great Horned Owl, also known as the Tiger Owl or Hoot Owl - Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl, also known as the Tiger Owl or Hoot Owl

Contour feather, likely a breast or body flank feather
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) - Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Contour feather (body or covert feather)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) - Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Flight feather, likely a secondary or outer contour/wing covert modified for silent flight
Great Horned Owl (also known as Hoot Owl or Tiger Owl) - Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl (also known as Hoot Owl or Tiger Owl)

Contour feather, likely a covert or body feather with flight-feather-like patterning
Great Horned Owl (Also known as the Tiger Owl or Hoot Owl) - Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl (Also known as the Tiger Owl or Hoot Owl)

Primary flight feather (remige), likely an outer primary with characteristic serrated leading edge.
Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo

Wild Turkey

Contour body feather / covert
Mallard (Wild Duck) - Anas platyrhynchos

Mallard (Wild Duck)

Contour body feather / secondary covert
Mallard (Wild Duck, English Duck) - Anas platyrhynchos

Mallard (Wild Duck, English Duck)

Contour feather, specifically a tail covert or breast/flank feather with characteristic curl
Bald Eagle (American Eagle) - Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Bald Eagle (American Eagle)

Contour feather (likely upper tail covert or body contour feather)
Carrion Crow (also known simply as the Common Crow or Black Crow) - Corvus corone

Carrion Crow (also known simply as the Common Crow or Black Crow)

Contour body feather / covert
Mallard (Wild Duck) - Anas platyrhynchos

Mallard (Wild Duck)

Semiplume / Contour feather transition, likely from the breast or flank
Pigeon or Rock Dove - Columba livia

Pigeon or Rock Dove

Body contour feather with fluffy base
Carrion Crow (or Eurasian Carrion Crow) - Corvus corone

Carrion Crow (or Eurasian Carrion Crow)

Contour body feather / medium flight feather
Mute Swan - Cygnus olor

Mute Swan

Contour or body covert feather
Mallard (Wild Duck) - Anas platyrhynchos

Mallard (Wild Duck)

Semiplume / Contour feather transition with plumulaceous base
Great Horned Owl (Tiger Owl, Hoot Owl) - Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl (Tiger Owl, Hoot Owl)

Body Contour Feather / Semiplume
Great Horned Owl (also known as the Tiger Owl or Hoot Owl) - Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl (also known as the Tiger Owl or Hoot Owl)

Contour feather from the body or scapular region
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted) - Colaptes auratus

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted)

Contour feather, likely a body covert or scapular feather
Canada Goose (Common Wild Goose) - Branta canadensis

Canada Goose (Common Wild Goose)

Contour feather, likely from the upper breast or flank region
Red-tailed Hawk (Red-tail) - Buteo jamaicensis

Red-tailed Hawk (Red-tail)

Flight feather (Secondary remige, likely a proximal inner secondary based on the broad shape and slight asymmetry)
Bald Eagle (American Eagle) - Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Bald Eagle (American Eagle)

Secondary flight feather or covert, likely from an immature bird showing transition plumage
Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos

Northern Mockingbird

Tail feather (rectrix), specifically an outer tail feather
Black-billed Magpie (American Magpie) - Pica hudsonia

Black-billed Magpie (American Magpie)

Contour body feather / Lesser wing covert, featuring contrasting bold black and white sections typical of corvid plumage.
Common Raven (Northern Raven) - Corvus corax

Common Raven (Northern Raven)

Flight feather, likely a primary remige
Common Raven (Northern Raven) - Corvus corax

Common Raven (Northern Raven)

Flight feather, likely a primary or large secondary remige
Common Ostrich (African Ostrich) - Struthio camelus

Common Ostrich (African Ostrich)

Body Contour / Plume Feather
Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus) - Struthio camelus

Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus)

Contour body feather / Plume-like covert
Wild Turkey (also known as Eastern Wild Turkey, Merriam's Wild Turkey) - Meleagris gallopavo

Wild Turkey (also known as Eastern Wild Turkey, Merriam's Wild Turkey)

Body Contour Feather, specifically from the breast or flank region
Common Ostrich, African Ostrich - Struthio camelus

Common Ostrich, African Ostrich

Body contour / Plume feather, fluffy decorative style often found on flanks, wings, or tail of males/females
Yellow-billed Magpie - Pica nuttalli

Yellow-billed Magpie

Tail feather (rectrix), specifically an outer tail feather showing the characteristic white tip