sbruenjes Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 I saw these birds today at the Barnegat Lighthouse in Ocean County, NJ. I thought these were all female Common Eider, but now I see someone reported a King Eider... So the first pic I think is female common, and the second pic has a male common, but after that, I don't know what I'm looking at.. Any help would be greatly appreciated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Pay attention to how the bill and facial feathering meet. These are Commons. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefferson Shank Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Yes, all Common Eiders. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 51 minutes ago, Tony Leukering said: Pay attention to how the bill and facial feathering meet. These are Commons. 1 minute ago, Jefferson Shank said: Yes, all Common Eiders. Agreed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pictaker Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Here’s a pic of one of the immature male king eider , that has been hanging there... note the Bill and plumage differences 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 21 hours ago, pictaker said: Here’s a pic of one of the immature male king eider , that has been hanging there... note the Bill and plumage differences Great photo!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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