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09-DEC-2012 Tom Grey

Barrow's (?) Goldeneye Pair

Redwood Shores

The female has less orange in the bill than do most female Barrow's that I've photographed, but it has more color than the typical Common, and a less sharp demarcation between orange and black. 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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