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  • noun Plural form of goldeneye.

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Examples

  • I saw no goldeneyes and thought they might have retreated to a warmer section of river.

    Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011

  • Eagles, northern harriers, goldeneyes and woodpeckers stuck out the winters while the prairie and peregrine falcons, swallows, bluebirds, and a hundred others brought and took the changing seasons with them.

    Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011

  • Eagles, northern harriers, goldeneyes and woodpeckers stuck out the winters while the prairie and peregrine falcons, swallows, bluebirds, and a hundred others brought and took the changing seasons with them.

    Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011

  • A flock of goldeneyes, diving underwater to forage, dominated a section of the river that stayed open all winter.

    Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011

  • About five ducks—too fast to identify, probably goldeneyes—were in the creek as I neared the bridge.

    Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011

  • I saw no goldeneyes and thought they might have retreated to a warmer section of river.

    Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011

  • Sometimes he pulls both triggers at the same time just to cream goldeneyes and canvasbacks, but I don't think I could handle it.

    One Trigger, Or Two? 2009

  • Sometimes he pulls both triggers at the same time just to cream goldeneyes and canvasbacks, but I don't think I could handle it.

    One Trigger, Or Two? 2009

  • A flock of goldeneyes, diving underwater to forage, dominated a section of the river that stayed open all winter.

    Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011

  • Chickadees, grey-crowned rosy-finches, ravens, bald eagles, goldeneyes and a few red-winged blackbirds, a pair of blue-winged teal and a solitary rough-legged hawk were livening up the wind.

    Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011

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