. Birds in Kansas. Birds -- Kansas Identification. An adult male Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula). Photograph by David A. Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula (Linnaeus) Status: The Common Goldeneye is an uncommon transient and winter resident. Period of Occurrence: Common Goldeneyes are usually present from mid-December to mid- March, with extreme dates of 4 November and 4 May. Some winter on the larger reservoirs while water remains open. A crippled bird spent the summer of 1921 in Pratt County. Habits and Habitat: The flight is strong and swift, and there is a characeristic wh
. Birds in Kansas. Birds -- Kansas Identification. An adult male Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula). Photograph by David A. Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula (Linnaeus) Status: The Common Goldeneye is an uncommon transient and winter resident. Period of Occurrence: Common Goldeneyes are usually present from mid-December to mid- March, with extreme dates of 4 November and 4 May. Some winter on the larger reservoirs while water remains open. A crippled bird spent the summer of 1921 in Pratt County. Habits and Habitat: The flight is strong and swift, and there is a characeristic whistling sound produced by the wings. It is a superb diver. Goldeneyes are most often seen in flocks on the larger bodies of water in early winter through early spring. On the breeding grounds, the goldeneye, like our Wood Duck, nests in a tree cavity. Field Marks: The male is medium-sized with a black head and back and a white body. In flight it displays more white than other divers. The round white patch between the eye and the bill and the green gloss on the head are distinctive. The female is chunky with a dark head, white collar, and a relatively gray body. Food: About 75 percent of the diet is animal food, chiefly crustaceans, insects, molluscs, and some fishes. The remainder is primarily seeds of many kinds, tubers and leaves of pondweeds, and other submerged Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Thompson, Max C; Ely, Charles A. (Charles Adelbert), 1933-. Lawrence, Kan. : University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History : Distributed by University Press of Kansas
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