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Shoot 2024-02-29-190621

I went out in search of a female Barrow's Goldeneye, to add that species to my county list. I think I found it. A few days later I made another trip out to look for a Horned Grebe, but wasn't able to find one. I did see another possible Barrow's Goldeneye, but I can't ID it either way.

Edit: a few folks on the Internet did confirm the flying male Goldeneye was indeed a Barrow's Goldeneye!

These photos are © 2024 Phil Thompson, all rights reserved.

My "birds in review" collages can be found here.

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Barrow's Goldeneye

Barrow's Goldeneye

Barrow's Goldeneye

Barrow's Goldeneye

Barrow's Goldeneye

Barrow's Goldeneye

Barrow's Goldeneye

Barrow's Goldeneye

Barrow's Goldeneye

Barrow's Goldeneye

Barrow's Goldeneye

These next few shots are of the Barrow's Goldeneye... I had hoped the black bar across the white area on the wing was a distinguishing feature (to tell it apart from a Common Goldeneye), and it appears to be! Very cool. Barrow's Goldeneyes are less common at this location so I didn't expect to see one, and I didn't even consider taking more photos. I guess I need to get better at checking the potential species list for a location before I actually go there!

Barrow's Goldeneye

Barrow's Goldeneye

Barrow's Goldeneye

Common Goldeneye

Double-crested Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant

Common Goldeneye

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