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Basic Description. The male Common Goldeneye adds a bright note to winter days with its radiant amber eye, glistening green-black head, and crisp black-and-white body and wings. The female has a chocolate brown head with the same bright eye that gives this species its name. These distinctively shaped, large-headed ducks dive for their food ...
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Common Goldeneyes breed mainly in the boreal forests of...
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Mostly a bird of wild northwestern landscapes, Barrow’s Goldeneyes are striking ducks. Males are crisp black-and-white, with a purplish head, a long white crescent on the face, and a row of white “windows” along the shoulder. Females are a cool gray with rich brown heads and usually a mostly orange-yellow bill. They nest in holes in trees (or in nest boxes) in remote boreal and montane ...
May 29, 2013 · Goldeneyes lay very large eggs and need a lot of food, he explains, so they will pick a food-heavy spot on a lake or river and defend it. This explains the behaviour of an ornery lady goldeneye I saw at Grandin Pond a few years ago – one that spent all her time swimming around, charging at coots and mallards, and even diving below the surface so she could nip at their bums from below.
Common goldeneye. The common goldeneye or simply goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. Its closest relative is the similar Barrow's goldeneye. [2] The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek boukephalos ("bullheaded", from bous, "bull " and kephale, "head"), a reference to the ...
Eggs are from 61.2 to 66.6 grams. Females lay 1 egg every other day. (Eadie, et al., 1995) Common goldeneyes nest in tree cavities, but will accept nest boxes and occasionally are found in rock cavities. Females find nest cavities and line them with a nest bowl constructed of other materials and downy feathers.
Common Goldeneyes breed mainly in the boreal forests of Canada and Alaska, with smaller numbers in North Dakota, Montana, Minnesota, and the Northeast. They nest in holes in trees near lakes, rivers, or wetlands. Typical breeding sites feature lakes with abundant invertebrate prey and clear water offering good visibility and little emergent ...
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Common goldeneyes are aggressive and territorial ducks and have elaborate courtship displays. They usually breed between December and May. The birds nest in cavities in large trees, where they return year after year, though they will readily use nest boxes as well. The female lays 4-9 eggs and the incubation period ranges from 28 to 32 days.
