Hi all

I'm no expert - I saw my first female Barrow's about a year ago in New 
Jersey, and its bill was nearly all yellow. It was swimming with Common 
Goldeneyes, and the common females with it had various degrees of yellow in 
the bill, some exceeding 50%. The high forehead sounds exciting. Did he 
notice whether the rear of the head showed a fringed appearance?

A recent issue of Birding (I forget the date but it's within the last month 
or two) has a nice article on female Goldeneyes.

Don Burggraf
Baltimore






>From: Bob Ringler <>
>Reply-To: 
>To: 
>Subject: [MDOSPREY] Interesting Goldeneye
>Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 18:37:07 +0000
>
>    A few minutes ago I received a phone call from Harry Armistead on the 
>Eastern Shore. He had been to Hooper Island this morning and saw a female 
>Goldeneye with about two thirds the length of the bill yellow and a 
>noticeably steep forehead. Unfortunately there were no other goldeneyes 
>present for comparison. The bird was seen from 2454 Hooper Island Road on 
>Upper Hooper Island on the Chesapeake Bay side. It was seen on the water 
>and diving.
>    Harry is not making a definite identification but would like to hear 
>some comment on the field marks for identifying female Barrow's Goldeneye 
>and hopes that someone else may see, and possibly photograph, the bird. He 
>also saw one Eurasian Collared Dove singing about 100 yards south of Parks 
>Road on the west side of the road. Harry also reported double figures of 
>both Gannets and Brown Pelicans in the area and an Oystercatcher, plus 31 
>White Pelicans at Blackwater! He will make a full report when he gets home.
>    Great day, Harry!
>
>--
>Bob Ringler
>Eldersburg MD
>

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