HERTEL & REUSS BINOCULARS 
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struments. Illinois Audubon Society has sold these for 
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Illinois Audubon Society 
1017 Burlington Ave. 
BARROW’S GOLDENEYE IN CHICAGO 
On February 20, 1971, at Lake Calumet in Chicago, I saw a Goldeneye 
with an extensive black area on the back, extending farther down the sides 
than usual, thus indicating that the bird was a Barrow’s Goldeneye. The 
bird was at the effective limit of vision with my telescope set at about 50 
power on the overcast day, and while I thought I could make out the 
crescent-shaped facial spot, the telescope was shaking enough in the wind to 
cause some doubt. Fortunately, however, a Questar was available in our 
group, and the identification was confirmed by Charles Clark, Howard 
Blume, Jim Funk, Walter Krawiec, and Jerry Rosenband. The bird was 
an adult male in breeding plumage, and very clear views through the 
Questar showed the more extensive black of the back and upper sides, 
the crescent-shaped facial spot, and the distinctive head shape. Ted Nork 
and Joel Greenberg saw the bird the next day. 
Although listed in Ford’s “Birds of the Chicago Region” as a “rare 
winter visitor,” it occurs much less frequently than the Harlequin Duck, 
for example, and I wonder if it might more properly be classified as casual, 
particularly since all previous records of female birds must be questioned 
in the light of our present knowledge. The last record in this area of which 
I am aware was of a first-year male seen by Bob Russell at Wilmette on 
April 12, 1963. When an adult male was last seen in this area, if ever, I 
cannot say without further research. 
— Lawrence G. Balch 
