Common Goldeneye - Barry Langdon-Lassagne
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Barry Langdon-Lassagne Media from this contributor Profile

Date

Location

Don Edwards NWR--Pond A16
Santa Clara, California, United States
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Map
Map Coordinates: 37.4420185, -121.9687557
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified
Tags
No bird

Observation details

Smaller than mallard, black bill, rusty brown near bill, golden cheeks and brow, pale breast with blurry dark belly spot. Mottled brownish wings. Keeps itching the black belly spot - oil? Head shape reminiscent of goldeneye. In camera, eye is pale gold or yellow. Overall paler than female mallards nearby. On second to last island (last island with solar panel) as you travel west along the south edge of salt pond A16. Island also has two Canvasback and other ducks (mostly Mallards). Photos. After comparing our photos to other Common Goldeneye photos for the county (https://ebird.org/media/catalog?taxonCode=comgol&sort=rating_rank_desc&mediaType=p®ionCode=US-CA-085), especially Garrett Lau's recent photos of an immature Common Goldeneye at Shoreline Lake, we believe this bird is also an immature Common Goldeneye. Thanks also to Dan Bloch for his feedback!

Technical information

Model
Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Lens
3.8-247.0 mm
ISO
100
Focal length
247 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/8.0
Shutter speed
1/400 sec
Dimensions
1534 pixels x 1147 pixels
Original file size
881.84 KB