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European Starling (Common Starling) - Sturnus vulgaris

European Starling (Common Starling)

Contour feather, likely from the breast or mantle/back region
Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, Rain Crow) - Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, Rain Crow)

Contour body feather
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted) - Colaptes auratus

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted)

Tail feather (retrix), likely central or mid-tail pair
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted) - Colaptes auratus

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted)

Primary or secondary flight feather (remige) or major covert, showing distinct black and white barring.
Northern Cardinal (Redbird) - Cardinalis cardinalis

Northern Cardinal (Redbird)

Contour body feather
Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon

Belted Kingfisher

Contour feather, likely from the upper wing coverts or mantle region
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted) - Colaptes auratus

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted)

Primary flight feather or secondary flight feather
Bald Eagle (American Eagle) - Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Bald Eagle (American Eagle)

Primary flight feather, likely P8 or P9
Barn Owl (also known as Monkey-faced Owl, Ghost Owl) - Tyto alba

Barn Owl (also known as Monkey-faced Owl, Ghost Owl)

Semiplume or specialized facial contour feather
Wild Turkey (Eastern Wild Turkey) - Meleagris gallopavo

Wild Turkey (Eastern Wild Turkey)

Flight feather, likely a primary or secondary wing covert, or specifically a wing feather showing intentional human or animal modification (cut/trimmed into a zig-zag pattern)
Wild Turkey (Eastern Wild Turkey, Merriam's Wild Turkey, Rio Grande Wild Turkey, Gould's Wild Turkey, Ocellated Turkey) - Meleagris gallopavo

Wild Turkey (Eastern Wild Turkey, Merriam's Wild Turkey, Rio Grande Wild Turkey, Gould's Wild Turkey, Ocellated Turkey)

Tail feather (Rectrix) or wing covert, specifically likely a central rectrix with characteristic broad barring.
Red-tailed Hawk (Red-tail) - Buteo jamaicensis

Red-tailed Hawk (Red-tail)

Flight feather (Secondary remige)
Cockatiel - Nymphicus hollandicus

Cockatiel

Semiplume or Body Contour Feather
American Kestrel (Sparrow Hawk) - Falco sparverius

American Kestrel (Sparrow Hawk)

Contour feather, likely from the back or wing covert region
Unknown Small Bird Down or Semiplume Feather - Undetermined species (Confidence level: Low due to blurry image and generic structure)

Unknown Small Bird Down or Semiplume Feather

Semiplume or downy body feather with a damaged or perforated tip
Eurasian Kestrel (also known as the Old World kestrel, common kestrel, or European kestrel) - Falco tinnunculus

Eurasian Kestrel (also known as the Old World kestrel, common kestrel, or European kestrel)

Contour feather (body or covert feather, possibly a lesser or median upper covert)
Great Horned Owl (Hoot Owl, Winged Tiger) - Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl (Hoot Owl, Winged Tiger)

Body contour feather or secondary covert, showing specialized soft edges characteristic of owls.
Red-tailed Hawk (Red-tail) - Buteo jamaicensis

Red-tailed Hawk (Red-tail)

Flight feather (Secondary remige)
Red-tailed Hawk (also known as the chicken hawk or redtail) - Buteo jamaicensis

Red-tailed Hawk (also known as the chicken hawk or redtail)

Tail feather (Rectrix), specifically one of the central or near-central rectrices showing the iconic reddish-brown coloration and dark subterminal band
Rock Pigeon (Rock Dove, Feral Pigeon) - Columba livia

Rock Pigeon (Rock Dove, Feral Pigeon)

Semiplume or Body Contour feather with plumulaceous base
Red-tailed Hawk (Common Red-tail, Hen Hawk) - Buteo jamaicensis

Red-tailed Hawk (Common Red-tail, Hen Hawk)

Contour body feather or possibly a small covert feather showing wear
Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, Rain Crow) - Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, Rain Crow)

Primary flight feather (likely outer primary, P7-P9)
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted Flicker) - Colaptes auratus

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

Contour or Upper Tail Covert feather with distinct coloration
Domestic Goose (Greylag Goose / Swan Goose derivative) - Anser anser domesticus

Domestic Goose (Greylag Goose / Swan Goose derivative)

Contour or semiplume feather, likely from the breast or flank region
Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, Rain Crow) - Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, Rain Crow)

Contour body feather
Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, Rain Crow) - Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, Rain Crow)

Contour body feather
Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, Rain Crow) - Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, Rain Crow)

Contour body feather / semiplume transition
Canada Goose - Branta canadensis

Canada Goose

Body contour feather
Red-tailed Hawk (Red-tail) - Buteo jamaicensis

Red-tailed Hawk (Red-tail)

Flight feather, likely a secondary flight feather
Bald Eagle (American Eagle) - Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Bald Eagle (American Eagle)

Body contour feather / covert
American Crow (Common Crow) - Corvus brachyrhynchos

American Crow (Common Crow)

Semiplume / Contour feather transition, likely from the breast or flank
Bald Eagle (American Eagle) - Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Bald Eagle (American Eagle)

Flight feather, likely a secondary flight feather
Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

Great Blue Heron

Contour or semiplume body feather, possibly from the lower neck or breast plume region
Mallard (Wild Duck) - Anas platyrhynchos

Mallard (Wild Duck)

Contour or semiplume body feathers showing degraded waterproofing
Mallard (Wild Duck) - Anas platyrhynchos

Mallard (Wild Duck)

Contour feather, body contour feather from the breast or flank region
Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, American Mourning Dove) - Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, American Mourning Dove)

Contour feather (body covert)
Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, American Mourning Dove) - Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, American Mourning Dove)

Contour feather (body or upper wing covert feather)
Common Raven (Northern Raven) - Corvus corax

Common Raven (Northern Raven)

Flight feather, likely a secondary or outer primary cover/remige
Wild Turkey (Eastern Wild Turkey) - Meleagris gallopavo

Wild Turkey (Eastern Wild Turkey)

Contour feather, specifically a body contour feather from the breast or flank region
Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, Rain Crow) - Zenaida macroura

Mourning Dove (Carolina Dove, Rain Crow)

Semiplume / Contour body feather, breast or flank region
Rock Pigeon (Rock Dove, Feral Pigeon) - Columba livia

Rock Pigeon (Rock Dove, Feral Pigeon)

Contour (semiplume-transition body feather)
Great Horned Owl (Hoot Owl, Tiger Owl) - Bubo virginianus

Great Horned Owl (Hoot Owl, Tiger Owl)

Semiplume or down feather with contour-like distal tip, characteristic of owl body insulation