Sunday, October 11, Franklin Park Zoo: Due to events happening within the park, a portion of Circuit Drive will be closed until approximately 2:30 p.m. Guests may enter and exit the Zoo via the Zebra Entrance on Blue Hill Avenue. Parking lots near this entrance will be available while a portion of Circuit Drive is closed. The parking lot on Pierpont Road near the Zoo’s Giraffe Entrance will reopen after approximately 2:30 p.m. All roadways will be available for our evening Boston Lights event.

Today at the Zoo

Zoo Hours: 9am - 4pm | Boston Lights: 5-10:30pm

Red Panda Chat

Penguin Chat

Lion Chat

Giraffe Chat

Gorilla Forage Feed & Chat

Outback Chat

Boston Lights

Full Schedule

Barrow's Goldeneye

Bucephala islandica

About the Barrow's Goldeneye

Geographic Range:

Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Bucephala
Species: islandica

You Can Find This Animal in the Children's Zoo

How climate change could affect this bird's range

Audubon scientists have used thousands of citizen-science observations and sophisticated climate models to predict how birds in the U.S. and Canada will react to climate change. This model shows a major decrease in the goldeneye's breeding range. View map

Plan Your Visit To

Franklin Park Zoo

Today at the Zoo

Zoo Hours: 9am - 4pm | Boston Lights: 5-10:30pm

Barrow's Goldeneye

Bucephala islandica

About the Barrow's Goldeneye

You Can Find This Animal in the Children's Zoo

How climate change could affect this bird's range

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Plan Your Visit To

Franklin Park Zoo

Today at the Zoo

Zoo Hours: 9am - 4pm | Boston Lights: 5-10:30pm

Barrow's Goldeneye

Bucephala islandica

About the Barrow's Goldeneye

You Can Find This Animal in the Children's Zoo

How climate change could affect this bird's range

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