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Likely Common Pheasant (Ring-necked Pheasant); identification is tentative from one feather. - Common Pheasant (*Phasianus colchicus*), moderate confidence; a large dark raptor feather is another possibility.

Likely Common Pheasant (Ring-necked Pheasant); identification is tentative from one feather.

Large flight feather, likely a primary; exact wing position cannot be determined confidently.
Likely Barred Owl (also Northern Barred Owl); identification from this single feather is tentative. - Strix varia — probable, moderate-to-low confidence; a precise species identification is not reliable from the image alone.

Likely Barred Owl (also Northern Barred Owl); identification from this single feather is tentative.

Likely a small wing or tail feather; exact tract and position are indeterminate.
Likely Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted form); species identification is uncertain from this damaged feather. - Colaptes auratus — low confidence; a woodpecker feather is plausible, but the specimen is too worn for a reliable species ID.

Likely Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted form); species identification is uncertain from this damaged feather.

Likely a damaged flight feather, possibly a primary; exact position cannot be determined.
Small passerine, species undetermined - Indeterminate; the visible fragment is insufficient for a reliable species identification

Small passerine, species undetermined

Small contour feather fragment, possibly from the wing or tail; exact position cannot be determined
Unidentified small passerine; exact bird cannot be reliably determined from this single pale feather. - Undetermined (low confidence; insufficient diagnostic markings)

Unidentified small passerine; exact bird cannot be reliably determined from this single pale feather.

Likely a small bird’s flight feather, possibly a secondary; exact position uncertain.
Small brown passerine; exact bird cannot be reliably identified from this image. - Indeterminate; insufficient detail for a confident species-level identification.

Small brown passerine; exact bird cannot be reliably identified from this image.

Several loose feathers are visible, likely small wing or body feathers; exact positions are unclear.
Unknown; likely a small gamebird such as a quail or pheasant - Indeterminate from the image; low-confidence gamebird identification

Unknown; likely a small gamebird such as a quail or pheasant

Several small feathers are visible; likely body or covert feathers, but exact type is uncertain.
Unknown; possibly an owl or other small bird. Species cannot be reliably identified from this image. - Undetermined (low confidence for any species-level identification)

Unknown; possibly an owl or other small bird. Species cannot be reliably identified from this image.

Likely a small contour feather or covert; exact type uncertain.
Small songbird; species not identifiable from this blurry image - Undetermined passerine (low confidence)

Small songbird; species not identifiable from this blurry image

Small contour or covert feather, possibly damaged; position uncertain
Wild Turkey (also called Turkey) - Meleagris gallopavo; likely, but identification from this single feather is not certain

Wild Turkey (also called Turkey)

Likely a body or wing-covert feather; exact position is indeterminate from the photograph.
Likely Barred Owl; also known as the Hoot Owl - Barred Owl (Strix varia), tentative identification; species cannot be confirmed from this small feather alone.

Likely Barred Owl; also known as the Hoot Owl

Likely a small contour or covert feather; exact tract is not determinable from the image.
Likely Wild Turkey (Turkey) - Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo); moderate confidence from the barred pattern, but a single feather is not diagnostic.

Likely Wild Turkey (Turkey)

Likely a body or wing-covert feather; exact position cannot be determined from the image.
Likely Cooper’s Hawk; possibly another small North American accipiter (no widely used alternate name). - Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii), tentative; species-level identification is uncertain from this single feather.

Likely Cooper’s Hawk; possibly another small North American accipiter (no widely used alternate name).

Likely a small wing flight feather, perhaps a secondary; exact position is indeterminate.
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, but placement is not certain.
Unidentified dark-colored bird; species cannot be reliably determined from this view - Indeterminate; confidence in species identification is low

Unidentified dark-colored bird; species cannot be reliably determined from this view

Likely a contour or small flight feather; exact position is unclear
Small unidentified bird; species cannot be determined from this image. - Indeterminate; confidence in species identification is very low.

Small unidentified bird; species cannot be determined from this image.

Small contour feather, possibly a body feather; exact position is unclear.
Likely Wild Turkey; also called Turkey. Species identification is tentative from the feather alone. - Wild Turkey (*Meleagris gallopavo*), moderate confidence

Likely Wild Turkey; also called Turkey. Species identification is tentative from the feather alone.

Likely a body contour feather, perhaps from the back or flank; exact position is uncertain.
Likely Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon; also called Rock Dove) - Columba livia — probable, but feather-only identification is uncertain

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

Likely a small wing feather, such as a secondary or covert; exact position cannot be established from the image.
Likely Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon; also called Rock Dove) - Rock Pigeon (*Columba livia*), moderate confidence; species identification from this isolated feather is uncertain.

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

Likely a small wing covert or body contour feather; exact position is not determinable from the image.
Likely Rock Pigeon (Common Pigeon; feral/domestic pigeon) - Columba livia — probable, moderate confidence; a single dark feather is not diagnostic to species.

Likely Rock Pigeon (Common Pigeon; feral/domestic pigeon)

Likely a contour feather, possibly from the wing; exact tract is unclear.
Likely Rock Pigeon (Common Pigeon; feral pigeon) - Columba livia — likely, but feather-only identification is uncertain (moderate confidence).

Likely Rock Pigeon (Common Pigeon; feral pigeon)

Small contour feather, probably from the body or wing coverts; exact placement cannot be determined confidently.
Likely domestic chicken (hen), possibly a soft body or downy contour feather; exact bird cannot be identified confidently from this image. - Domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus), low confidence

Likely domestic chicken (hen), possibly a soft body or downy contour feather; exact bird cannot be identified confidently from this image.

Downy contour or semiplume feather; precise type and body position are not determinable.
Unidentified small brown-gray bird; species cannot be reliably determined from this feather alone. - Unknown (low confidence; no diagnostic markings visible)

Unidentified small brown-gray bird; species cannot be reliably determined from this feather alone.

Likely a small contour or body feather; exact tract uncertain.
Likely Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted or Red-shafted form); exact form uncertain - Colaptes auratus — moderate confidence

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

Small contour feather, likely from the body or wing coverts; exact placement is uncertain.
Likely Rock Pigeon (Rock Dove; domestic pigeon varieties possible) - Columba livia — moderate confidence; identification from a single feather is uncertain

Likely Rock Pigeon (Rock Dove; domestic pigeon varieties possible)

Likely a wing flight feather, probably a secondary or inner primary; exact position is uncertain.
Likely Barred Owl (also known as Northern Barred Owl); species identification is tentative from the feather alone. - Strix varia — probable, moderate confidence; a similar large owl species cannot be excluded from this view.

Likely Barred Owl (also known as Northern Barred Owl); species identification is tentative from the feather alone.

Likely a barred wing or tail feather; exact position cannot be determined confidently from the image.
Likely Wild Turkey (also called Turkey) - Meleagris gallopavo — probable; species identification from one feather is uncertain

Likely Wild Turkey (also called Turkey)

Likely a body or wing-covert feather; exact tract is not determinable from the photograph.
Likely wild turkey (Turkey); exact identification uncertain from this single feather. - Meleagris gallopavo (moderate confidence; a large raptor feather is a less likely possibility).

Likely wild turkey (Turkey); exact identification uncertain from this single feather.

Likely a wing flight feather, perhaps a secondary; position cannot be determined confidently from the photograph.
Likely Red-tailed Hawk (also known as the chickenhawk); identification is tentative from a single feather. - Buteo jamaicensis — probable, moderate-to-low confidence.

Likely Red-tailed Hawk (also known as the chickenhawk); identification is tentative from a single feather.

Likely a flight feather, possibly a secondary or inner primary; exact position is uncertain.
Likely Common Raven (Northern Raven); identification from a single feather is uncertain. - Corvus corax (moderate confidence; a large crow feather is another possibility).

Likely Common Raven (Northern Raven); identification from a single feather is uncertain.

Likely a tail feather (rectrix), though a long wing feather cannot be ruled out from this view.
Domestic turkey (Wild Turkey ancestry); likely a dark domestic turkey or turkey-type craft feather - Meleagris gallopavo — tentative identification; the visible feathers may be a mixed bundle, so species confidence is moderate

Domestic turkey (Wild Turkey ancestry); likely a dark domestic turkey or turkey-type craft feather

Several bundled feathers, mostly likely wing or tail feathers; precise positions cannot be determined
Likely Red-tailed Hawk; identification is tentative from this single feather. - Buteo jamaicensis (moderate-to-low confidence; exact species cannot be confirmed from the image alone)

Likely Red-tailed Hawk; identification is tentative from this single feather.

Likely a body contour feather or smaller wing covert; position is uncertain.
Downy Woodpecker (also called the Little Sapsucker) - Likely Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens); moderate confidence from the apparent black-and-white pattern.

Downy Woodpecker (also called the Little Sapsucker)

Likely a wing flight feather, probably a secondary; exact position is uncertain from the photograph.
Blue Jay (also called the Jaybird) - Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata); identification is probable from the blue-and-black barring, but a single feather cannot confirm species with certainty.

Blue Jay (also called the Jaybird)

Likely a wing flight feather, perhaps a secondary; exact position is not certain from the photograph.
Likely Blue Jay; also called Jaybird. Identification is tentative from detached feathers alone. - Cyanocitta cristata (moderate confidence)

Likely Blue Jay; also called Jaybird. Identification is tentative from detached feathers alone.

Likely wing flight feathers, probably primaries or secondaries; exact positions are uncertain.
Likely Australian Magpie (also known as the magpie-lark in some regions, though that is a different species); exact identification uncertain. - Gymnorhina tibicen — probable, moderate confidence; the black-and-white pattern is suggestive but not diagnostic from this single feather.

Likely Australian Magpie (also known as the magpie-lark in some regions, though that is a different species); exact identification uncertain.

Likely a tail feather (rectrix), though a wing feather cannot be excluded from the image alone.
Owl, likely a Barred Owl; exact species uncertain - Strix varia (moderate confidence; feather-only identification is uncertain)

Owl, likely a Barred Owl; exact species uncertain

Likely a wing flight feather, possibly a secondary; exact position is not certain from the image.
Likely a wild turkey; alternate name: turkey - Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), moderate confidence; a barred body or wing-covert feather is more likely than a primary.

Likely a wild turkey; alternate name: turkey

Contour feather, probably from the body or wing coverts; exact position cannot be determined from the image.
Likely Wild Turkey (also Turkey) - Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), tentative identification; moderate confidence from the bold barred pattern.

Likely Wild Turkey (also Turkey)

Likely a body or wing-covert feather; exact tract cannot be determined from this view.
Wild Turkey (also Turkey) - Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo); moderate confidence from the dark, barred pattern.

Wild Turkey (also Turkey)

Likely a wing flight feather or large covert; exact position is uncertain from the image.
Likely Golden Eagle (also called the Golden Eagle) - Aquila chrysaetos — tentative identification; species-level certainty is low from this single feather.

Likely Golden Eagle (also called the Golden Eagle)

Large flight feather, likely a secondary or inner primary; exact wing position is not determinable.
Likely American Crow; identification from this dark feather is uncertain. - American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos), low confidence; a single black feather is not reliably species-diagnostic.

Likely American Crow; identification from this dark feather is uncertain.

Likely a contour feather or small flight feather; exact position cannot be determined from the image.