By litguru on Skatehive
[](https://3speak.tv/watch?v=litguru/c8afaa37) ▶️ Watch on 3Speak --- After a brief detour, I finally got back on track and followed the trail along the northern shore of the city. In the early part of the highly urbanized path, the ocean is not all that visible, but in the last half, the landscape sweeps clear onto the open ocean. I was crossing a bridge over a pleasant clear stream that flowed into the ocean, when I spotted a Common Goldeneye duck, or possibly a Barrow’s Goldeneye. The two species are related, but the facial patch on this male was round and not crescent shaped. The wings also had a white jet streak instead of the more subtle marking of the Barrow’s Goldeneye. So, I’ll stick to the common variety, but I could be wrong. As I photographed the views of the ocean and downtown in the distance, a flashing movement caught my eye. I saw a duck pop up to the surface and shake water off his head. I thought it was a Barrow’s Goldeneye male duck at that moment, but further resear