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Unidentified bird; possibly a gull or other pale-plumaged bird - Indeterminate from the image; confidence in species identification is low

Unidentified bird; possibly a gull or other pale-plumaged bird

Long, narrow feather, likely a flight feather (primary or secondary), though its exact position is unclear
Unidentified bird; likely a pale, barred raptor or owl feather - Undetermined from the image; species-level identification is not reliable

Unidentified bird; likely a pale, barred raptor or owl feather

Likely a flight feather, possibly a primary or secondary; exact position uncertain
Small passerine feather; exact bird cannot be identified from the image - Undetermined; insufficient distinctive markings for a species-level identification

Small passerine feather; exact bird cannot be identified from the image

Small contour feather, possibly a body or covert feather
Unidentified bird; possibly a gray or white waterbird - Indeterminate from the image; species-level identification is not reliable

Unidentified bird; possibly a gray or white waterbird

Likely a flight feather, but the image does not show enough detail to distinguish wing from tail
Unidentified small bird; species cannot be determined from this image - Indeterminate (low confidence; insufficient visible detail)

Unidentified small bird; species cannot be determined from this image

Likely a small contour or covert feather; exact position indeterminate
Likely Barred Owl (also Northern Barred Owl) - Barred Owl (Strix varia), tentative identification; species cannot be confirmed from this single feather image.

Likely Barred Owl (also Northern Barred Owl)

Likely a flight feather, possibly a secondary; exact wing position is not determinable.
Unknown bird; the image does not support a reliable species identification. - Indeterminate from the visible feather; confidence in species-level identification is low.

Unknown bird; the image does not support a reliable species identification.

Small flight feather or contour feather; exact position cannot be determined from the image.
Unidentified bird feather; species cannot be reliably determined from this image - Indeterminate (low confidence for any species-level identification)

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

Likely a small contour feather, possibly from a wing covert; exact position uncertain
Unknown bird; possibly a domestic chicken or gamebird - Unidentifiable from the image; species confidence is low

Unknown bird; possibly a domestic chicken or gamebird

Likely a large wing flight feather, possibly damaged or trimmed; exact position uncertain
Uncertain; possibly a yellow-headed blackbird or another blackbird with a yellow shoulder patch - Not reliably identifiable from this feather image; confidence is low

Uncertain; possibly a yellow-headed blackbird or another blackbird with a yellow shoulder patch

Small contour feather, possibly from the shoulder or wing coverts
Small passerine, possibly a finch or sparrow; species not identifiable from this image - Indeterminate (low confidence; the yellow area appears to be an added mark or covering)

Small passerine, possibly a finch or sparrow; species not identifiable from this image

Small contour feather, though exact placement is unclear
Likely Northern Cardinal (common cardinal) - Cardinalis cardinalis (moderate confidence; image alone is not definitive)

Likely Northern Cardinal (common cardinal)

Likely a wing flight feather, possibly a primary or secondary; exact position is indeterminate.
Likely Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus (moderate confidence; exact identification is uncertain from this single feather)

Likely Red-winged Blackbird

Likely a dark wing flight feather, possibly a secondary; exact position is not determinable from the image.
Likely Northern Cardinal (Cardinal); identification is tentative from this single feather. - Cardinalis cardinalis — moderate confidence; similar red songbird feathers may be difficult to separate by image alone.

Likely Northern Cardinal (Cardinal); identification is tentative from this single feather.

Likely a contour feather or small flight feather; exact position cannot be determined confidently.
Wild turkey (Turkey) - Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), likely; confidence moderate

Wild turkey (Turkey)

Likely a tail feather (rectrix), though exact position is uncertain from the image.
Likely Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted Flicker); exact species uncertain. - Colaptes auratus — moderate confidence at genus/species level; the visible tan coloring and dark spots are not diagnostic enough to determine subspecies.

Likely Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted Flicker); exact species uncertain.

Likely a small contour feather or covert; its position cannot be determined confidently from the image.
Likely domestic chicken (also called chicken or poultry fowl) - Domestic chicken, Gallus gallus domesticus; confidence low from this single feather image.

Likely domestic chicken (also called chicken or poultry fowl)

Small contour feather, likely from the body or wing coverts; exact position is indeterminable.
Bird feather; species undetermined - Indeterminate from image; confidence in species identification is very low

Bird feather; species undetermined

Small, damaged feather or feather fragment; exact type indeterminable
Likely domestic chicken (White Leghorn or another white-feathered breed); exact bird cannot be identified from this feather alone. - Domestic chicken (*Gallus gallus domesticus*); confidence moderate for chicken, low for breed.

Likely domestic chicken (White Leghorn or another white-feathered breed); exact bird cannot be identified from this feather alone.

Long wing feather, likely a primary or secondary flight feather; exact position uncertain.
Likely Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo (moderate confidence; exact identification is uncertain from this single feather)

Likely Wild Turkey

Likely a body contour feather, possibly from the back or flank; precise placement is uncertain.
Uncertain; likely a dark pigeon or dove feather - Columbidae species, possibly Rock Pigeon (Columba livia); low confidence from the image alone

Uncertain; likely a dark pigeon or dove feather

Likely a body contour feather; exact tract cannot be determined.
Uncertain; possibly a crow or raven feather - Corvid species (Corvus sp.); species cannot be reliably identified from this image

Uncertain; possibly a crow or raven feather

Likely a flight feather, though exact wing or tail position is unclear
Uncertain; likely a dark-colored gull or crow feather. - Indeterminate from this image; species-level identification is not reliable.

Uncertain; likely a dark-colored gull or crow feather.

Likely a flight feather, possibly a secondary; exact position uncertain.
Unidentified pale feather; species cannot be reliably identified from this image - Unknown (low confidence at species level)

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

Likely a small-to-medium flight feather or elongated contour feather; exact position indeterminable
Likely a crow or raven; exact species cannot be determined from this image. - Corvus sp. (low-confidence identification)

Likely a crow or raven; exact species cannot be determined from this image.

Likely a long wing or tail feather; position is indeterminate from the photograph.
Likely Common Pheasant (Ring-necked Pheasant) - Common Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus — tentative identification; the image alone does not confirm species.

Likely Common Pheasant (Ring-necked Pheasant)

Likely a tail feather (rectrix), based on its elongated form and broad, patterned vane; exact position is uncertain.
Unidentified small bird; species cannot be reliably identified from this feather alone. - Indeterminate (low confidence; no diagnostic species-level markings visible).

Unidentified small bird; species cannot be reliably identified from this feather alone.

Likely a small body contour feather with a fluffy basal portion; exact tract uncertain.
Unknown; possibly a small owl or other barred bird (not identifiable confidently from this image). - Undetermined from the image; confidence in species-level identification is low.

Unknown; possibly a small owl or other barred bird (not identifiable confidently from this image).

Likely a contour feather, though its loose, sparse barbs may reflect damage or a naturally soft feather.
Likely Rock Pigeon (feral pigeon; also called Rock Dove), though species identification is uncertain from this single feather. - Columba livia (tentative; low confidence)

Likely Rock Pigeon (feral pigeon; also called Rock Dove), though species identification is uncertain from this single feather.

Likely a flight feather, possibly a primary or secondary; exact position is unclear.
Likely Mallard (wild duck); species cannot be reliably determined from this image - Anatidae species, possibly Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos); low confidence

Likely Mallard (wild duck); species cannot be reliably determined from this image

Likely a wing flight feather, possibly a secondary; exact position is indeterminate from the image.
Unidentified bird; the pattern may resemble a woodpecker feather, but the image is insufficient for a reliable common-name identification. - Indeterminate from image; low confidence for any species-level identification.

Unidentified bird; the pattern may resemble a woodpecker feather, but the image is insufficient for a reliable common-name identification.

Likely a flight feather, though wing versus tail and exact position cannot be confirmed.
Likely Barred Owl (also Northern Barred Owl) - Strix varia; moderate confidence

Likely Barred Owl (also Northern Barred Owl)

Likely a tail feather (rectrix), possibly a long body feather; exact position uncertain
Uncertain; likely a medium-sized owl or hawk feather - Most likely Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus), low confidence

Uncertain; likely a medium-sized owl or hawk feather

Flight feather, probably a secondary or inner primary
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted form) - Colaptes auratus; likely Northern Flicker, confidence moderate

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted form)

Flight feather, most likely a tail feather (rectrix), possibly a long primary
Unidentified small pale feather; likely a domestic pigeon/dove body feather - Most likely Rock Pigeon (Columba livia), low confidence; species cannot be determined reliably from this feather alone

Unidentified small pale feather; likely a domestic pigeon/dove body feather

Small contour or semiplume feather, probably from the breast, flank, or undertail-coverts
Most likely Mourning Dove (also Turtle Dove) - Zenaida macroura; confidence moderate

Most likely Mourning Dove (also Turtle Dove)

Contour or small wing-covert feather; exact position uncertain
Unidentified small passerine feather; likely a thrush or blackbird (low confidence) - Turdus spp. or related passerine; exact species not determinable from image

Unidentified small passerine feather; likely a thrush or blackbird (low confidence)

Small contour or covert feather, possibly a worn secondary covert; not clearly a primary or tail feather
Likely Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted form), or a closely related woodpecker - Colaptes auratus; moderate confidence

Likely Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted form), or a closely related woodpecker

Flight feather, probably a secondary or inner primary; exact position uncertain
Likely Great Horned Owl feather (alternate: tiger owl) - Bubo virginianus; probable identification, moderate confidence

Likely Great Horned Owl feather (alternate: tiger owl)

Contour feather, likely a breast or belly feather rather than a flight feather
Domestic chicken (hen or rooster); exact breed/line indeterminate - Gallus gallus domesticus — moderate confidence

Domestic chicken (hen or rooster); exact breed/line indeterminate

Contour feather, likely a small body or neck feather; not a flight feather
Small brown songbird feather; exact species indeterminate - Most likely a small passerine, possibly House Sparrow or a similar sparrow (low confidence)

Small brown songbird feather; exact species indeterminate

Contour or small wing covert; exact position uncertain
Unidentified dark-and-gray flight feather - Indeterminate from image; likely a small passerine, confidence low

Unidentified dark-and-gray flight feather

Flight feather, probably a narrow primary or secondary