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Common Goldeneye Range Map

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Range Map for Common Goldeneye

Year-roundBreedingMigrationNonbreeding

Migration

Medium-distance migrant. Western-breeding birds move to the Pacific coast along Oregon and California, and eastern breeders move to the Atlantic coast. Some individuals winter on large inland lakes and rivers. In fall they migrate late, as lakes are freezing up; they are early migrants in spring.

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