Goldeneye..Most Cautious

It is exceedingly difficult to stalk them from the bank of a river or lake, also, as some of the flock are continually on guard. The goldeneye is extremely tenacious of life and -it requires hard hitting to secure them.

They are very hardy and I have known them to remain all winter season after season on the lower Kankakee River, frequenting several stretches of water that never freeze.

The whistling sound made by their wings in flight can be heard a considerable distance. They are one of the few ducks which nest in trees, although a deep-water duck.

The goldeneye frequents the sea coast as well as inland waters, and is an expert diver.

The goldeneye feeds largely on shell-fish, but it also frequents the wild rice fields and fresh-water marshes near the coast. There is little danger of the goldeneye becoming extinct, in my opinion. They are too well fortified by nature with caution.

The goldeneye ranges throughout almost the entire United States, breeding throughout the northern portions of the North American Continent and in winter migrating to the extreme Southern States, and sometimes even to Cuba.

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