Corey Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Barrow's goldeneye? Was with a group of common goldeneyes. Taken recently at Lake Mead (southern Nevada). Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egosnell2002 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Yes! Pretty good bird down there I think? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 Definitely a rarity. Thanks, I thought I was misidentifying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean C Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Agreed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akiley Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Agreed. That steep forehead, and short, stubby bill are perfect for Barrow's. Nice bird. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Agreed. Nice find! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egosnell2002 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 17 hours ago, akiley said: Agreed. That steep forehead, and short, stubby bill are perfect for Barrow's. Nice bird. Not to mention the bill is all yellow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akiley Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 42 minutes ago, egosnell2002 said: Not to mention the bill is all yellow. Yes. But I excluded that intentionally as it's misleading. There are female Commons with yellow bills and dark-billed Barrow's, of which I've seen pics of recently. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 I agree about the ID, but one should beware of orange-billed Commons (see here). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now