To see the photo of the hybrid scroll down to the bottom of the page I
linked to (had tried to link directly to photo but it didn't work).

Jim Moore

On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Jim Moore <> wrote:
> Chuck's description of the facial spot being intermediate in shape
> also raises the possibility of a hybrid bird.  Here is what one male
> Common x Barrow's looked like:
>
> http://brucedilabio.blogspot.com/2009/11/november-12-20-2009-barrows-goldeneyes.html
>
> Jim Moore
> Rockville, MD
>
> On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 11:33 AM, James Tyler Bell <> wrote:
>> Chuck Parker sent me a photo of an odd goldeneye. You can't see much detail from the photo because the bird is facing the camera. He's not certain of the ID but if anyone happens to be at Black Hills Regional Park, they might want to carefully scrutinize and goldeneyes they encounter. It would be awesome to have a BaGo record away from the Chesapeake region!
>>
>>  Tyler Bell
>>
>> 
>> California, Maryland
>>
>>
>> ----- Forwarded Message -----
>> From: "" <>
>> To: James Tyler Bell <>
>> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 8:57 AM
>> Subject: Re: Question about your Snow Goose observation in eBird
>>
>> Tyler:
>>
>> Thanks for the quick reply, not sure about the goldeneye, its head was a rich purple, more rounded than the other male near it, but the facial "spot" was between an oval and a crescent. I do not have much experience with Barrow's just wanted to pass on the possibility in case someone else gets a better view.
>>
>> Chuck
>>
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