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Common and Barrow’s Goldeneye, Common and Scarce
By Larry • February 16, 2011 • 3 commentsAccording to my Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, the Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) is “fairly common” but the Barrow’s Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) is “scarce.” They also list the third member of the genus Bucephala, the Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola), as “common.” I find this categorization to be pretty accurate, so whenever I see [...]
