BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEES, CRANBERRY MARSH, LYNDE SHORES CONSERVATION AREA, WHITBY, ONTARIO, 1/9/2026

 

WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, CRANBERRY MARSH, LYNDE SHORES CONSERVATION AREA, WHITBY, ONTARIO, 1/9/2026

 

PERCHED DARK-EYED JUNCO (SLATE-COLORED), CRANBERRY MARSH, LYNDE SHORES CONSERVATION AREA, WHITBY, ONTARIO, 1/9/2026

 

MOURNING DOVE, CRANBERRY MARSH, LYNDE SHORES CONSERVATION AREA, WHITBY, ONTARIO, 1/9/2026

 

BLUE JAY WITH PEANUT IN BILL & OTHERS ON SIGN & TREES, CRANBERRY MARSH, LYNDE SHORES CONSERVATION AREA, WHITBY, ONTARIO, 1/9/2026

 

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FEMALE BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, ONTARIO CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES, WHITBY, ONTARIO, 1/9/2026 - NEW SPECIES TO LIFE LIST

   These are not great photos (the lighting was very bad and distance was great), but we can still ID this duck as a female Barrow's Goldeneye as follows:

• Merlin bird ID app identified this bird as either a Common Goldeneye or a Barrow's Goldeneye.  Believe it is a female Barrow's Goldeneye for the reasons given below.
• Its bill is mostly yellow-orange with a black tip and looks stubby. A female Common Goldeneye usually has a mostly black bill with a yellow tip that does not look stubby.
• It has the steep forehead and flat crown (see 1st photo) of a Barrow's Goldeneye.
• It has a dark brown head (see 1st photo).  Usually a female Common Goldeneye has a lighter brown head.

   The Barrow's Goldeneye is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List, which now stands at 1,190.

BUFFLEHEADS, LONG-TAILED DUCKS & COMMON GOLDENEYES, ONTARIO CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES, WHITBY, ONTARIO, 1/9/20263