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09-DEC-2012 Tom Grey

Barrow's (?) Goldeneye, female

Redwood Shores

This bird has less orange in the bill than have any of the other female Barrow's that I've photographed, but has more color, and a less sharp demarcation, than the typical Common. In fact its bill pattern closely matches Sibley's illustration of a female Barrow's. The bird was moving together with a male Barrow's Goldeneye. On the other hand, its head shape looks more like a Common, a forehead more rounded than steeply vertical. The bird could be a Barrow's/Common hybrid.


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