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Note: During all years of the Saskatchewan Breeding Bird Atlas drought conditions persisted and the Atlas range maps for all waterfowl, waterbirds, and wetland-associated species should be viewed as characteristic of distribution and abundance during dry conditions. Read the full drought statement here.
Excerpts Adapted from the Birds of Saskatchewan:
Common Goldeneyes are medium-sized black and white ducks that produce a loud whistling sound as they fly overhead, well deserving their nickname "Whistler.? Their courtship displays, including head throws and kicks, are complex and impressive. The Common Goldeneye enjoys a Holarctic distribution; in North America, it breeds from Alaska to Newfoundland, and winters from the Pacific Coast to southern Alaska, the Great Lakes, St Lawrence River, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, south along the Atlantic to northern Mexico (Root 1988).
The Common Goldeneye is a common summer resident of lakes in the subarctic and boreal forests and a common transient in the parklands and grasslands (Smith 1996). It will stay to breed on many southern lakes when nest boxes are provided.
The Common Goldeneye is a common summer resident of lakes in the subarctic and boreal forests and a common transient in the parklands and grasslands (Smith 1996). It will stay to breed on many southern lakes when nest boxes are provided.
Original text by Candace Neufeld. Text adapted by Daniel J. Sawatzky
Read more about the Common Goldeneye in the Birds of Saskatchewan here.
Recommended citation: Latremouille, L. M. 2025. Common Goldeneye in Latremouille, L. M., S. L. Van Wilgenburg, C. B. Jardine, D. Lepage, A. R. Couturier, D. Evans, D. Iles, and K. L. Drake (eds.). 2025. The Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Saskatchewan, 2017-2021. Birds Canada. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan https://sk.birdatlas.ca/accounts/speciesaccount.jsp?sp=COGO&lang=en [09 Nov 2025]
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