, BARROW'S GOLDENEYE SURVEYS. Al Smith and Stuart Tingley of the 
     
     Canadian Wildlife Service office in Sackville, New Brunswick are ‘ 
     
     trying to get an estimate of the numbers of overwintering Barrow's 
     
     Goldeneye in the Maritime Provinces. The week selected for the 
     
     survey was February 8-14. Members of the Natural History Society 
     
     and personnel of the Fish and Wildlife Division carried out the 
     
     Island counts. It is hoped that results will be availible‘for the ! 
     
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     Although the Common Goldeneye is a common winter visitor to 
     
     open waters around the province, the Barrow’s Goldeneye is much 
     
     less frequently seen. Male Barrow’s are distinguished by the 
     
     crescent of white on the side of the head and the dark 'shoulder' 
     
     mark. Male Common Goldeneye have a round spot and lack the shoulder 
     
     mark. At this time of year female Barrow's Goldeneye have all 
     
    
   
   
    
     yellow bills while Common females' bills are yellow only at the. 
     
     tip. 
     
    
   
   
    
         
     
    
   
   
    
     COMMON GOLDENEYE BARRow‘s GOLDENEYE 
     
    
   
   
    
     WINTER IN PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND NATIONAL PARK. The two sheets on 
     
     winter tracks near pond and woods are printed in this month's 
     
     newsletter courtesy of P.E.I. National Park. They make an 
     
     excellent reference for quick identification of the more commonly 
     
     seen tracks across the province. The sheets can easily be 
     
     detached from the newsletter, mounted on cardboard and laminated 
     
     to make a handy take-along reference on your next winter outing. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Thanks to all observers who contributed records: Lenore Andrew (LA), 
     
     Roger Andrew (RA), John Bain (MJB), Wylie Barrett (WB), Clare Birch 
     
     (CJB), Bryce Boswall (BRB), Winifred Cairns (WEC), Frances Curley 
     
     (PC), Beverley Dumville (BD), Al Godfrey (APG), Geoff Hogan (GH), I 
     
     Bill Hogg (BH), Nelson Hurry (NGH), James Kelly (JK), Della Kielly 
     
     (DK), Lorne Kielly (LK), Anne Landry (AL), Karen Lowther (KL), Gerald 
     
     MacDougall (GM), Gerald 'Buddy' MacIntyre (G'B'M), Ann MacPhail (AM), 
     
     Henry Peters (HP), Dr. Geoff Robinson (GR), Walter 'Spud' Stewart 
     
     (WFS), Lorna Williams (LW), tan Vass (SEV). 
     
    
   
   
    
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