Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula americana

Diet

The common goldeneye dives, often with other goldeneyes, underwater in search of aquatic invertebrates, small fish, and vegetation.

Habitat

Inhabits rivers, lakes, and bays. Uses forested wetlands for breeding.

Nesting

Lays 5-16 eggs in a tree cavit nest lined with downy feathers. It is common for a female to use the same cavity year after year. Chicks leave the nest within 2 days after hatching.

Did you know?

As a young goldeneye grows, its eyes change color from purple-blue, to blue, to green-blue, to pale yellow-green, and finally to a solid yellow color.