 | I'm a rare visitor to Florida in the wintertime. If you're lucky, you might find me mixed in with a flock of Hooded Mergansers. Most Likely Found: In a pond When: Rarity Where I've photographed: Lake Apopka, Seminole Towne Center Pond Read more: Common Goldeneye at Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ebird: Common Goldeneye eBird range |
I have written 4 posts including a photo of a Common Goldeneye
January 31, 2020 - When an eBird report turned up a rare Common Goldeneye bird just north of the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive, I asked Rich if he had any errands to run in Apopka.... I found the Common Goldeneye mixed in with a small flock of Hooded Mergansers.... The hoodies showed off for…... Read more
January 19, 2015 - Rich wanted Indian food again this weekend, so that meant another trip across town and another opportunity with the Common Goldeneye, who continues to hang out at Seminole Towne Center.... All the other ducks went to sleep, and the Common Goldeneye started to splash.... I had to laugh as…... Read more
January 10, 2015 - The Common Goldeneye that I got to see over Christmas break was hanging out in a pond with a bunch of Hooded Mergansers.... At first I was captivated by my lifer Common Goldeneye, but after a little while, I got tired of taking pictures of the rare bird that was just floating…... Read more
December 28, 2014 - It was my lifer Common Goldeneye.... This is a female Common Goldeneye.... The normal winter range for the Common Goldeneye does extend into northern Florida, but they are not an easy bird to find around here.... Read more