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Other water birds spotted by Patla and Lucas that day included gadwalls, buffleheads, Barrow’s goldeneyes, common goldeneyes and ring-necked ducks.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2017

One of Audubon’s most action-packed watercolors shows two ducks — common goldeneyes — arrested in midflight.

From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2015

Also spotted, but in fewer numbers, were snow geese, buffleheads, redheads, goldeneyes, American widgeon, ruddy, ring-necked, canvasbacks, scaup and wood ducks.

From Washington Times • Feb. 15, 2015

At least 80 birds, including surf scoters, buffleheads and common goldeneyes, have died.

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2015

Flying goldeneyes make a whistling sound; wood ducks move with a swish; canvasbacks make a steady rushing sound.

From Ducks at a Distance A Waterfowl Identification Guide by Hines, Robert W.