~ One of hunters took a unique Goldeneye on a hunt this past week.\u00a0 What we thought was a primo Barrow’s Goldeneye drake upon closer inspection appears to be a mix of the two species– Common, American Goldeneye X Barrow’s Goldeneye. This uncommon hybrid has the attributes of both species w\/ the partial crescent moon pattern of a Barrow’s, green and purple\u00a0iridescent head color\u00a0\u00a0w\/ the back and scapular feathers\u00a0of the American plus a wing coloration being a mix of both species.\u00a0This drake is\u00a0destined for the wall of this lucky hunter from Mississippi along with a dozen other species they took on their 3 days of hunting with Peninsula Sportsman this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
~ One of hunters took a unique Goldeneye on a hunt this past week.\u00a0 What we thought was a primo Barrow’s Goldeneye drake upon closer inspection appears to be a mix of the two species– Common, American Goldeneye X Barrow’s … Continue reading