Turns out better eyes than mine could look at my picks and suggest
that what I saw was not a Barrow's Goldeneye. Still had a lifer with
female Common Goldeneyes as a good birder asked to see the photos and
thought it would be more likely a Common than a Barrow's.
I love that anyone can just know what birds are more likely to be
found and then be willing to ask in a way that is supporting and
educating. Thank you Bob Dunlap for so kindly correcting me so I can
learn and become a better birder. Yay to me for being willing to say
what I thought so others could learn or confirm. Just like scientific
hypotheses, an idea is put forward and presents the opportunity for
confirmation or denial. The roots of all scientific endeavor and, for
me, in birding to increase my birding knowledge through other's
experience.
See ya'll at the fair/
Thomas Maiello
Angel Environmental Management, Inc.
Maple Grove, MN
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