Barrow's Goldeneye - Raina Cayla Iris Roses
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Location

Frank Melville
Suffolk, New York, United States
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Map
Map Coordinates: 40.9293747, -73.1025467
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

According to eBird, rare. Originally thought Common Goldeneye, but bill seems "stubby," forehead seems steep, and head seems somewhat flat pointing to Barrow's. Additionally the orange bill lead me to Barrow's, though according to what I've read, Common's may infrequently lack the black bill and have a more yellow/orange one. Behavior-hanging with the wigeons and being rather assertive with them. Photos attached. Hope I'm not embarrassing myself with a misidentification!

Technical information

Model
NIKON D500
Lens
200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6
ISO
560
Focal length
500 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/5.6
Shutter speed
1/800 sec
Dimensions
2594 pixels x 1729 pixels
Original file size
3.93 MB