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My bird is a common Golden eye, it is a bird that lives in Alaska. Golden eye and whistler are common for a species tree hole nesting northern hemisphere sea ducks belonging to the genus bucephala. The plumage is black and white. Golden eyes eat fish, crustaceans and other marine life. Adult males ranges from 45–52 cm (18–21 inches) and from 888 to 1400 grams (1.9 to 3.1 lbs), while females range from 40–50 cm (16–20 inches) and from 500 to 1182 grams (1.1 to 2.6 lbs). The species is aptly named for its golden-yellow eye. Adult males have a dark head with a greenish gloss and a circular white patch below the eye, a dark back and a white neck and belly. Adult females have a brown head and a mostly grey body. Their legs and feet are orange-yellow. Often found in large rafts outside the breeding season, Common Golden eyes are frequent winter residents in Puget Sound and on large Washington rivers. The male Common Golden eye has a dark iridescent-green head that looks black when not in the sun. He also has a prominent round or oval white spot on each side of his face at the base of his black bill. His belly and flanks are white, and his rump is black. His back is mostly white with black bars. The female Common Golden eye has a gray body, brown head, and yellow eyes. This bird can be very difficult to distinguish from a female Barrow's Golden eye. The bill of the Common Golden eye is mostly black with a yellow tip, while that of the Barrow's is mostly yellow. Juveniles are gray with brownish heads, similar to females but with less differentiation between the head and body colors. Consult a field guide or an experienced observer, consider range and habitat, and study nearby males for clues about which female and juvenile golden eyes might be present. After incubation begins, the males undergo a molt migration, which is usually a short distance and often in a northerly direction to larger lakes, bays, and rivers. Then, late in the fall, they migrate medium distances from these staging areas to the wintering grounds, often not arriving until late October or early November. Males winter farther north than females, often as far north as there is open water. Golden eyes leave for the breeding areas in late February. male goldeneye female goldeneye