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The migrating diving ducks have returned, so it must observed between Barrow’s Goldeneyes and Common be fall on the American River. They bring with them their *ROGHQH\HV K\EULGVKDYHOHVVGLVWLQFWZKLWHFUHVFHQWV summer offspring looking almost all grown up now. The than Barrow’s and maroon, rather than green, head irides- *ROGHQH\HVDQG%XIÁHKHDGV JHQXV%XFHSKDODIRU´R[µRU cence). Cross-genus hybrids have been observed between ´EXIIDORµDQG´KHDGµVRQDPHGEHFDXVHRI WKHUHODWLYHO\ %XIÁHKHDGVDQG+RRGHG0HUJDQVHUV VHHSibley’s Guide to large head and steep foreheads) belong to the ancient goose Birds for more complete descriptions). and duck family Anatidae, which also contains the more fa- *ROGHQH\HVDQG%XIÁHKHDGVDUHDOVRIDLWKIXOWRWKHLU miliar Canada Geese and dabbling ducks such as Mallards and overwintering areas, so the ones we are seeing on the Ameri- Wood Ducks. But Bucephala also belong to an elite subfamily can River now are probably ones we have seen in previous - Merginae - the sea ducks. Other close relatives within this years. They are even more faithful to their breeding territories subfamily include the eiders, scoters and mergansers such îDOZD\VUHWXUQLQJWRWKHVDPHZRRGHGODNHVDQGULYHUV as our familiar year-round resident the Common Merganser WRPLOHVWRWKHQRUWKLQ&DQDGDDQG$ODVND,QIDFW and also the smaller more migratory Hooded Merganser. see Goldeneyes on page 3 The occasionally seen Ruddy Duck, though also a diver, does not belong to this subfamily. 1DWXUH)HVW([KLELWV And so our wayfaring sea ducks have returned to their 'UDZ9LVLWRUVIURP$IDU southern home, but even by Margaret Leavitt and Peter Hayes though the Goldeneyes and %XIÁHKHDGVZHQWQRUWKZLWK /RQJWLPH(IÀHCalifornia cies hybrids have been see NatureFest on page 5

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