Hi Paul,

I would say that it's a female Common Goldeneye, though an unusually light-colored one. The golden eye is there, and the black bill with a yellow tip indicates a Common. Female Barrow's would have the entire bill yellow. Nice shot.

Barry Ulman
Bellingham, WA.


On Feb 27, 2012, at 6:38 AM, Paul Caldwell wrote:

> Took this picture at Lois Lake in Lacey, WA. I'm not a experienced Birder...yet. I believe she's a female Common Goldeneye but the body seems too lightly colored. I didn't see any spotting of Goldeneye in this location on e-bird so that has me skeptacle of my ID. The duck was solitary, didn't see anything that resembled a male Goldeneye nearby.
>
> Here's a link to the picture...
>
> https://picasaweb.google.com/114688206629499012947/Birds?noredirect=1#5713252805171056818
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