Date: 2/8/26 10:00 am From: Patricia Yeager <pyeagerbirder...> Subject: Re: Barrows vs Common Goldeneye
I did see what appeared to me as a Common Goldeneye with an orange tipped
bill ( the base dark grey). The head shape was not different than a
Common. That said, I may have missed the Barrows Goldeneye .
Patricia Yeager
Manhattan
On Fri, Feb 6, 2026 at 3:59 PM <chobbs.f1...> wrote:
> Were there not two separate birds observed - one of each?
>
> Chris Hobbs
> Lenexa
>
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> Subject: Barrows vs Common Goldeneye
>
> Interesting chat on Kansas Birding. As it appears a lot of us are calling
> an orange billed female Goldeneye a Barrows when, in fact, it is a (rare)
> orange billed Common Goldeneye.
>
> It wont let me attach a pic.
>
>
> I updated my list and others might need to also.
>
> Happy Birding,
>
> Melissa Bruce
> Olathe, Ks
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