▁The ▁Bar row ' s ▁golden ey e ▁is ▁considered ▁an ▁ar b ore al ▁bird ▁species ▁because ▁much ▁of ▁its ▁nest ing ▁is ▁done ▁in ▁cav ities ▁found ▁in ▁m ature ▁trees . ▁The ▁birds ▁will ▁also ▁nest ▁in ▁bur rows ▁or ▁protected ▁sites ▁on ▁the ▁ground . ▁Bar row ' s ▁golden ey es ▁tend ▁not ▁to ▁share ▁habitat ▁with ▁the ▁much ▁more ▁numerous ▁common ▁golden ey e . ▁Bar row ' s ▁golden ey e ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁territorial ▁towards ▁other ▁birds ▁vent uring ▁into ▁their ▁domain . ▁This ▁is ▁especially ▁true ▁among ▁the ▁d rak es . ▁Con front ations ▁may ▁occur ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁fighting . ▁D rak es ▁often ▁do ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁territorial ▁display ▁along ▁the ▁boundaries ▁of ▁their ▁territory . ▁This ▁is ▁both ▁true ▁on ▁land ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁water . ▁These ▁territorial ▁displays ▁average ▁about ▁ 6 ▁minutes ▁in ▁length ▁and ▁often ▁trigger ▁other ▁males ▁to ▁perform ▁their ▁own ▁show . ▁ ▁Re production ▁ ▁Very ▁little ▁is ▁known ▁about ▁the ▁bre eding ▁sites ▁and ▁patterns ▁of ▁the ▁Bar row ' s ▁golden ey e . ▁After ▁the ▁bre eding ▁season , ▁the ▁birds ▁migr ate ▁to ▁specific ▁mol ting ▁sites ▁to ▁under go ▁mol ting , ▁the ▁loss ▁and ▁reg ener ation ▁of ▁fe athers ▁which ▁causes ▁them ▁to ▁be ▁flight less ▁for ▁anywhere ▁from ▁ 2 0 – 4 0 ▁days . ▁These ▁mol ting ▁sites ▁are ▁often ▁wet lands ▁that ▁are ▁more ▁dr ought ▁resist ant ▁and ▁pl ent iful