▁front ▁of ▁the ▁face . ▁Ad ult ▁females ▁have ▁a ▁mostly ▁yellow ▁bill . ▁The ▁male ▁Bar row ' s ▁golden ey e ▁diff ers ▁from ▁the ▁male ▁common ▁golden ey e ▁in ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁common ▁golden ey e ▁has ▁a ▁round ▁white ▁patch es ▁on ▁the ▁face , ▁less ▁black ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁bird , ▁a ▁green ish ▁gl oss , ▁and ▁a ▁larger ▁bill . ▁For ▁the ▁females , ▁the ▁common ▁golden ey e ▁has ▁a ▁less ▁rounded ▁head , ▁and ▁a ▁bill ▁in ▁which ▁only ▁the ▁tip ▁is ▁yellow . ▁ ▁V ocal izations ▁The ▁Bar row ' s ▁golden ey e ▁is ▁a ▁relatively ▁quiet ▁bird ▁that ▁generally ▁only ▁makes ▁vocal izations ▁during ▁the ▁bre eding ▁season ▁and ▁court ship . ▁These ▁can ▁include ▁low ▁volume ▁s que aks , ▁gr un ts ▁and ▁cro aks . ▁During ▁fl ights , ▁the ▁fast ▁movement ▁of ▁the ▁bird ' s ▁wings ▁creates ▁a ▁low ▁wh ist ling ▁sound . ▁ ▁Range ▁and ▁habitat ▁Their ▁bre eding ▁habitat ▁consists ▁of ▁wood ed ▁la kes ▁and ▁p onds ▁primarily ▁in ▁north western ▁North ▁America , ▁but ▁also ▁in ▁scattered ▁locations ▁in ▁eastern ▁Canada ▁and ▁I cel and . ▁Fem ales ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁bre eding ▁sites ▁year ▁after ▁year ▁and ▁also ▁tend ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁same ▁nest ing ▁sites . ▁The ▁males ▁stay ▁with ▁their ▁mate ▁through ▁the ▁winter ▁and ▁defend ▁their ▁territory ▁during ▁the ▁bre eding ▁season , ▁then ▁leave ▁for ▁the ▁mol ting ▁site .