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Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: ducksdogsdownriggers on October 26, 2011, 09:41:33 PM

Title: ID
Post by: ducksdogsdownriggers on October 26, 2011, 09:41:33 PM

A buddy of mine shot this last week in the Brewster Pool area.  Any ideas?  My first guess based on the photo was an immature hen Bufflehead, but he says the bird is way too large to be a buffy.

Title: Re: ID
Post by: h2ofowlr on October 26, 2011, 09:51:32 PM

Looks to be a common GE hen to me.

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Post by: Widgeondeke on October 26, 2011, 09:52:18 PM

Looks like a Barrow's Goldeneye except the missing yellow iris(eye)

Title: Re: ID
Post by: Goldeneye on October 26, 2011, 09:55:00 PM

Goldeneye hen

Title: Re: ID
Post by: ducksdogsdownriggers on October 26, 2011, 10:09:14 PM

Thanks guys!

Title: Re: ID
Post by: h2ofowlr on October 26, 2011, 10:17:00 PM

If you hear the whistling while they are flying that is another way to assist in narrowing down the field of ducks as they are approaching your decoy spread.  Pick yourself up one of the waterfowl ID books and see how many species you can locate while out on your hunt.  It will help in the long run and might save you from an avoidable ticket at some time.  Good luck.

Title: Re: ID
Post by: 270Shooter on October 26, 2011, 10:22:02 PM

stink... but ive shot a few of them too :o

Title: Re: ID
Post by: Whitenuckles on October 27, 2011, 03:24:16 PM

Quote from: h2ofowlr on October 26, 2011, 10:17:00 PM

If you hear the whistling while they are flying that is another way to assist in narrowing down the field of ducks as they are approaching your decoy spread.  Pick yourself up one of the waterfowl ID books and see how many species you can locate while out on your hunt.  It will help in the long run and might save you from an avoidable ticket at some time.  Good luck.

What he said :tup: