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Apropos of nothing but my own confusion, is there an eBird ie scientific definition of the difference between Juvenile and Immature? I suspect I use the terms wrongly when reporting, and on Maeve's report these handsome Goldeneye kids are reported as 'immature'. Is that because they now feed themselves? (which Juveniles don't?!) ... thank you for any advice!Veer Frost, Passumpsic On 8/20/2019 at 6:07 AM, "Maeve Kim" wrote:We were stumped by five similar-sounding ducks last week: brown or red-brown heads, tail sometimes held stiffly, white patches on wing, white on throat or breast. With a little help from a friend and two guide book, we decided they were immature goldeneye. There are some poor photos at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S58918335 Maeve Kim, Jericho Center > On Aug 19, 2019, at 10:04 PM, R Stewart wrote: > > *Need Help again* identifying a duck. Took some not so great digiscope > pictures which tend to show more contrasting color than bino or scope view. > > Deming Pond, S. Village E. Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, US > Aug 18, 2019 5:00 PM - 5:20 PM > Protocol: Stationary > Comments: At edge of pond with scope. Need help identifying duck > 5 species > > Mallard 2 Note blue speculum > Ruddy Duck 1 When I first saw this duck through binos, it was with 2 > larger ducks and was diving constantly. Of note was the stiff, long tail > seen when bird dove. Plumage was brown with what appeared to be a whitish > throat and belly. Five min later I was viewing it through my scope. Bird > was grooming, preening, stretching and flapping wings. There seemed to be > some white on wing primaries seen when preening. There was some prominent > flash of white in the area of the 'wing pit' - 020 jpg. altho. the > underside of the wing was dark. > Double-crested Cormorant 2 > Purple Finch 1 seen at nearby feeder > American Goldfinch 1 > > View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S59118193 > > This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)