[CT Birds] Apparent Barrow's x Common Goldeneye

[Nick Bonomo]

Bruce,

Nice catch! Certainly appears to be some Barrow's blood in there.

Last December I digiscoped a hybrid male goldeneye from Silver Sands
in Milford. Judging by the shape of the 'teardrops,' they appear to be
different birds.

Photos here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/nbonomo/HybridGoldeneye

Nick Bonomo
Orange, CT


On Nov 25, 2007 12:00 PM, Bruce Finnan <bafinnan at snet.net> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I was down at Seaside Park in Bridgeport and thought I had a Barrow's
> Goldeneye.  Upon closer scrutiny (of the bird and subsequest photo's), I now
> believe it was a male Barrow's x Common Goldeneye.  The Goldeneyes were
> located a decent way out, pretty much opposite the pond.  I posted a couple
> of pictures on Surfbirds.  Link below:
>
>  <http://www.surfbirds.com/cgi-bin/gallery/display.cgi?gallery=gallery10>
> http://www.surfbirds.com/cgi-bin/gallery/display.cgi?gallery=gallery10
>
> -Bruce Finnan-
> Waterbury
>
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>
>  From Bruce Finnan:
>
>   11/25  -   Bridgeport ,  Seaside Park --  Apparent Barrow's x Common
> Goldeneye, male.
>
>
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