Re: [cobirds] Re: Barrow Golden Eye - Denver

Thanks Bruce. Yes, they were hanging together when I saw them, but I guess he is usually seen on his own or with a group of female Goldeneyes. I was corrected for posting it as a pair of Barrow's when it was a mixed couple!

On Thursday, December 24, 2020 at 4:43:47 PM UTC-7 colima...@gmail.com wrote:

Donna. Not so fast. If there were just two and were acting like a mated pair maybe they are a pair. Just because one is a Common female and a Barrow's male does NOT mean they are not a pair. Hybrid adult goldeneyes are well known and easy to find images online.  Watch for courtship behavior. 

Cheers, 

Bruce Webb

former Boulder resident 

On Thu, Dec 24, 2020 at 5:34 AM Donna Feldman <feldma...@gmail.com> wrote:

I was corrected as it wasn't a pair, just the male Barrow's, the female was a common goldeneye.

On Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at 3:05:17 PM UTC-7 Donna Feldman wrote:

Just saw the pair of Barrow's Goldeneye, around 1:30 pm, they were south of Florida Avenue. I walked north of the bridge and did not see them so headed south of Florida (upstream). They were down aways, about midway between Florida and Jewell. They were floating north, and then took off and flew south, so staying in the general area.

Donna

On Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 11:22:19 AM UTC-7 DuWayne Worthington wrote:

The Barrow's golden eye continues in the stream behind the Aqua golf pond.  Turn onto florida avenue from Sante Fe drive and turn right into the Overland Pond Park parking lot;.  Walk over to the river and follow the trail north (to the right) until the trail crosses the South platte river.  From the bridge look north.  It was just beyond the rapids that occur right at the bridge.  This is further downstream from where it was spotted several days ago.  Happy hunting!

DuWayne Worthington

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