Common Goldeneye

Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula

 

These are active, strong-winged fliers moving singly or in small flocks, often high in the air. Distinctive wing-whistling sound in flight has earned them the name of whistlers.

Goldeneyes generally migrate late in the season.

Photo at Tin Can Beach: Adam Chateauvert (Feb 10, 2014)

Photo at Tin Can Beach: Adam Chateauvert (Feb 10, 2014)

Common Goldeneye
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