Goldeneyes and Whistling Wings
One of the last ducks to migrate south in fall.
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Show Notes
On a still winter afternoon, you may hear Common Goldeneyes flying low across the water. Whistlers, their wings sibilant, make the sound - as Ernest Hemingway wrote - of ripping silk. Common Goldeneyes nest in cavities, in northern boreal forests.
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