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Uncertain; likely a large owl, possibly a Barred Owl or Great Horned Owl - Owl species indeterminate from this single feather; low confidence for any species-level identification

Uncertain; likely a large owl, possibly a Barred Owl or Great Horned Owl

Likely a wing flight feather (primary or secondary); exact position is unclear
Likely Wild Turkey (also Turkey); identification is tentative from a small, patterned feather. - Meleagris gallopavo — tentative, moderate-to-low confidence; a grouse or other galliform is also possible.

Likely Wild Turkey (also Turkey); identification is tentative from a small, patterned feather.

Small contour or body feather; exact tract cannot be determined.
Likely American Robin (also called Robin); species identification is uncertain from this small feather. - Turdus migratorius — tentative, low confidence; a small dark-winged songbird is possible, but the feather alone is not diagnostic.

Likely American Robin (also called Robin); species identification is uncertain from this small feather.

Small contour feather, possibly a body or wing-covert feather; exact position cannot be determined.
Likely Barred Owl; also known as the Northern Barred Owl - Strix varia — likely, moderate confidence; exact species cannot be confirmed from this feather alone.

Likely Barred Owl; also known as the Northern Barred Owl

Large contour feather, probably from the wing or tail; exact position is not clear from the image.
Likely Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted form); also called Yellowhammer in some regions - Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus), moderate confidence; the small specimen and view do not permit a certain species identification.

Likely Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted form); also called Yellowhammer in some regions

Likely a small body or wing-coverts feather; exact position is indeterminable.
Likely Barred Owl; identification is tentative from a single feather. - Strix varia (moderate confidence; similar barred feathers occur in other owls and raptors).

Likely Barred Owl; identification is tentative from a single feather.

Likely a large wing or tail feather; exact position cannot be determined from the photograph.
Domestic chicken (domestic fowl) - Gallus gallus domesticus — likely; confidence moderate, as the feather alone cannot establish breed or exact source.

Domestic chicken (domestic fowl)

Likely a small contour or ornamental body feather; exact tract is uncertain.
Likely Wild Turkey; also called Turkey - Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), moderate confidence; exact species cannot be confirmed from this single feather

Likely Wild Turkey; also called Turkey

Likely a secondary wing feather or large body feather; exact position is uncertain from the photo.
Unidentified bird feather; appearance is consistent with a dark gray-brown flight or tail feather, but species cannot be determined from this blurry image. - Indeterminate (low confidence; insufficient visible detail for species-level identification).

Unidentified bird feather; appearance is consistent with a dark gray-brown flight or tail feather, but species cannot be determined from this blurry image.

Likely a flight or tail feather; exact position cannot be determined.
Likely Wild Turkey (also Turkey) - Meleagris gallopavo — probable; identification from one feather is uncertain

Likely Wild Turkey (also Turkey)

Likely a wing flight feather, perhaps a secondary; exact position is not certain from the image.
Unidentified gray bird feather - Indeterminate from this image; no reliable species-level identification

Unidentified gray bird feather

Likely a flight feather, but wing versus tail and exact position cannot be established from the photograph
Likely wild turkey (also Turkey); identification is tentative - Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), low-to-moderate confidence from the visible pattern alone

Likely wild turkey (also Turkey); identification is tentative

Likely a small contour or covert feather; exact tract is not determinable from the image.
Small songbird; species cannot be identified reliably from this feather alone. - Indeterminate passerine (low confidence; no defensible species-level identification).

Small songbird; species cannot be identified reliably from this feather alone.

Likely a small contour feather, possibly from the wing or body; exact position uncertain.
Unidentified; likely a large waterfowl, possibly a goose or swan - Species cannot be determined reliably from this image; low-confidence waterfowl identification

Unidentified; likely a large waterfowl, possibly a goose or swan

Likely a wing or tail feather, but exact position is unclear
Unidentified bird; no species-level common name can be assigned - Indeterminate from the image

Unidentified bird; no species-level common name can be assigned

Likely a contour feather, but exact type and position cannot be determined
Likely Barred Owl; also known as Northern Barred Owl - Strix varia (moderate confidence; species cannot be confirmed from this single feather)

Likely Barred Owl; also known as Northern Barred Owl

Likely a large wing or tail feather; exact position indeterminate from the image.
Unidentified bird feather; species cannot be reliably determined from this image. - Indeterminate (low confidence at species level); likely a damaged contour or flight feather from a medium-sized bird.

Unidentified bird feather; species cannot be reliably determined from this image.

Pennaceous feather, likely a contour or flight feather; exact position is unclear because the vane is badly damaged.
Great Horned Owl (also known as the Tiger Owl or Hoot Owl) - Great Horned Owl (*Bubo virginianus*) — likely; confidence moderate, as a single barred feather is not fully diagnostic.

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

Likely a barred body or wing-coverts feather; exact position cannot be determined from the image.
Likely Wild Turkey; exact species uncertain. The smaller barred feather may be from a different bird. - Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), tentative identification; image alone is insufficient for certainty.

Likely Wild Turkey; exact species uncertain. The smaller barred feather may be from a different bird.

Two feathers are visible. The broad dark feather is likely a wing or tail feather; the barred feather’s position is unclear.
Likely a domestic chicken (also called domestic fowl); species identification is uncertain from this pale feather alone. - Gallus gallus domesticus — low confidence; a white domestic duck feather is another possibility.

Likely a domestic chicken (also called domestic fowl); species identification is uncertain from this pale feather alone.

Likely a contour feather, possibly from the body; exact placement is not determinable.
Likely Wild Turkey (Turkey); species identification is tentative from one feather. - Meleagris gallopavo — probable, moderate confidence; exact identification cannot be confirmed from the image alone.

Likely Wild Turkey (Turkey); species identification is tentative from one feather.

Likely a wing or tail feather; exact tract and position are unclear.
Likely Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted form); also called Common Flicker - Colaptes auratus — tentative identification; confidence moderate-low from a single small feather

Likely Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted form); also called Common Flicker

Small contour feather, likely from the back or wing coverts; exact position is uncertain.
Likely Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon; also called Rock Dove) - Columba livia — probable, low-to-moderate confidence from this single feather

Likely Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon; also called Rock Dove)

Likely a small wing flight feather or large covert; exact position cannot be determined from the image.
Likely Northern Bobwhite (bobwhite quail); exact species uncertain from this small feather. - Colinus virginianus (low confidence; a small quail or other ground bird is also possible)

Likely Northern Bobwhite (bobwhite quail); exact species uncertain from this small feather.

Small contour feather, probably from the body or flank; precise tract cannot be determined.
Wild Turkey (Turkey) - Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo); likely, moderate confidence from the barred brown-gray pattern.

Wild Turkey (Turkey)

Several feathers are shown, likely body or wing-coverts; exact positions cannot be determined.
Likely Barn Owl (also called Common Barn Owl); species identification is uncertain from this small fragment. - Tyto alba — tentative, low confidence; the pattern suggests an owl feather but is not diagnostic.

Likely Barn Owl (also called Common Barn Owl); species identification is uncertain from this small fragment.

Small contour feather, likely from the wing or back; exact position cannot be determined.
Unidentified small pale feather; species cannot be reliably identified from this image. - Unknown (low confidence; no diagnostic species-level markings visible).

Unidentified small pale feather; species cannot be reliably identified from this image.

Likely a small contour or covert feather; exact position is unclear.
Likely Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos (moderate confidence; image alone is insufficient for certainty)

Likely Northern Mockingbird

Likely a small flight feather, possibly a primary or secondary; exact position is indeterminate.
Likely Rock Pigeon (also Feral Pigeon or Common Pigeon); identification is tentative from the feather alone. - Columba livia — low confidence; a large gray feather from another pigeon or dove could look similar.

Likely Rock Pigeon (also Feral Pigeon or Common Pigeon); identification is tentative from the feather alone.

Likely a long wing flight feather, probably a secondary; exact position is unclear.
Unidentified small bird; species cannot be reliably determined from this downy feather. - Indeterminate (low confidence for any species-level identification)

Unidentified small bird; species cannot be reliably determined from this downy feather.

Down or downy body feather; exact type and position are uncertain.
Likely Northern Flicker (also Yellow-shafted Flicker or Red-shafted Flicker, depending on region); identification is tentative - Colaptes auratus — likely Northern Flicker, moderate-to-low confidence from this single feather

Likely Northern Flicker (also Yellow-shafted Flicker or Red-shafted Flicker, depending on region); identification is tentative

Likely a small wing feather, perhaps a secondary or covert; exact position cannot be determined confidently
Likely domestic chicken (also called chicken or domestic fowl); identification is uncertain from this feather alone. - Gallus gallus domesticus (low confidence; a similar pale feather from another domestic bird is possible).

Likely domestic chicken (also called chicken or domestic fowl); identification is uncertain from this feather alone.

Small contour or covert feather; exact tract and position cannot be determined.
Small gray songbird; species cannot be reliably identified from this feather alone - Indeterminate passerine (low confidence); a pigeon/dove or other common urban bird is possible

Small gray songbird; species cannot be reliably identified from this feather alone

Small contour feather, likely from the body or a wing covert
Likely Wild Turkey; exact species uncertain from this small feather. - Meleagris gallopavo (moderate confidence; a similar patterned galliform feather is possible).

Likely Wild Turkey; exact species uncertain from this small feather.

Small contour feather, likely from the body or wing coverts; exact position cannot be determined.
Wild Turkey (also called Turkey) - Meleagris gallopavo — likely, moderate confidence; the image does not establish whether it is a wild or domestic bird.

Wild Turkey (also called Turkey)

Likely a large wing flight feather, possibly a primary; exact position cannot be determined from the photograph.
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted form; also Yellow-shafted Flicker) - Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus); likely a tail feather, moderate confidence

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted form; also Yellow-shafted Flicker)

Likely a tail feather (rectrix), though a barred wing feather cannot be ruled out from this view.
Wild Turkey (Turkey) - Meleagris gallopavo — likely; moderate confidence from the barred brown pattern, though the image alone is not definitive.

Wild Turkey (Turkey)

Likely body or wing-cover feathers; exact position cannot be determined from the photograph.
Likely Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon; also called Rock Dove), but species identification is uncertain from this single feather. - Columba livia (low confidence; a dark feather from several other medium-sized birds could look similar).

Likely Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon; also called Rock Dove), but species identification is uncertain from this single feather.

Likely a flight feather, perhaps a secondary; exact position cannot be determined reliably from the photograph.
Unidentified white bird; domestic pigeon/dove is one possibility, but the image is insufficient for a reliable species identification. - Indeterminate (low confidence; feather traits alone are not diagnostic).

Unidentified white bird; domestic pigeon/dove is one possibility, but the image is insufficient for a reliable species identification.

Small contour feather or body covert; exact position uncertain.
Likely Wild Turkey (Turkey), though the feather alone is not diagnostic. - Meleagris gallopavo — tentative identification; low confidence from this image.

Likely Wild Turkey (Turkey), though the feather alone is not diagnostic.

Likely a small contour or covert feather; exact body position cannot be determined.
Unidentified dark gray feather; species cannot be reliably identified from this image. - Unknown (low confidence; image detail is insufficient for species-level identification).

Unidentified dark gray feather; species cannot be reliably identified from this image.

Likely a large contour or flight feather; position cannot be determined confidently.
Likely a gull (gull feather; exact species uncertain) - Laridae species, likely a large gull; species cannot be determined confidently from this single feather image

Likely a gull (gull feather; exact species uncertain)

Likely a primary flight feather, based on its long, strongly asymmetrical shape and dark tip