Goldeneye??
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Goldeneye??

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jnish

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on: March 13, 2018, 07:25:19 AM
Is the one in the middle a young male goldeneye?  The cheek patch and matching wing pattern are quite stunning!  Nothing like this in my Field Guide!

IMG_6874_1 by Jane Nishikawa, on Flickr
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nkwali

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Reply #1 on: March 13, 2018, 02:17:56 PM
Looks like a first year male Common Goldeneye based on the fully black beak (at least as far as I can discern from my field guides).
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jnish

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Reply #2 on: March 14, 2018, 07:43:09 AM
Many thanks for this!
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