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 Quote 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 Quote 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean C Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Agreed 1 Quote 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Agreed. Nice find! 1 Quote 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 Quote 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 Quote 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). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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