Ducks

Ducks O-Z of North America

North American birds include species found in the United States (excluding Hawaii) and Canada that are breeding species, regular visitors, and casual and accidental species from other regions that are believed to have strayed here without direct human aid, and well-established introduced species that are now part of our avifauna. In addition, as an identification aid, I have included photos of these species even if the photos were taken outside of the North American area.

All Photos are © Marshall Faintich

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Bufflehead

Dayton, VA February 2018	Rockfish Valley, VA March 2008	Rockfish Valley, VA March 2008	Rockfish Valley, VA March 2008
Raphine, VA December 2013	Crozet, VA April 2020	Crozet, VA April 2020	Rockfish Valley, VA March 2012
Chesapeake Bay BT VA; March 2016	Rockfish Valley, VA November 2008	Bethel Beach, VA January 2016	Chesapeake Bay BT VA; March 2015

Canvasback

Crozet, VA February 2021	Crozet, VA February 2021	Crozet, VA February 2021	Dayton, VA December 2018
Dayton, VA December 2018	Dayton, VA January 2015	Dayton, VA January 2015	Dayton, VA January 2015
Lake Campbell, VA February 2014	Lake Campbell, VA February 2014	Lake Shenandoah, VA November 2012	Rehobeth, DE February 2014

Common Pochard

London, England
August 2014

Common Eider

New Castle, NH
August 2011

Rudee Inlet, VA
January 2016

Cape Breton, Canada
July 2018

Rudee Inlet, VA
January 2016

Scotland May 2017	Scotland May 2017	Scotland May 2017	Scotland May 2017
Scotland May 2017	Scotland May 2017	Scotland May 2017	Scotland May 2017

Gadwall

Dutch Dap, VA November 2013	Dutch Dap, VA November 2013	Crozet, VA March 2020	Crozet, VA March 2020
Dutch Dap, VA December 2012	Newport News, VA March 2016	Newport News, VA March 2016	Dutch Dap, VA December 2012
Swoope, VA December 2013	Elsberry, MO April 2013	Swoope, VA November 2015	Crozet, VA February 2013
Newport News, VA February 2018	Newport News, VA February 2018	Newport News, VA February 2018	Dayton, VA December 2018

Common Goldeneye

Crozet, VA
February 2021

Swoope, VA November 2014	Swoope, VA November 2014	Swoope, VA November 2014	Crozet, VA February 2013
Dayton, VA February 2016	Dayton, VA February 2016	Glacier NP, MT July 2013	Crozet, VA February 2019
Lake Shenandoah, VA December 2018	Lake Shenandoah, VA December 2018	Lake Shenandoah, VA December 2018	Rockfish Valley, VA February 2018

Barrow's Goldeneye

Fox Island, AK July 2019	Fox Island, AK July 2019	Fox Island, AK July 2019	Fox Island, AK July 2019
Fox Island, AK July 2019	Katmai NP, AK July 2019	Katmai NP, AK July 2019	Katmai NP, AK July 2019

Long-tailed Duck

Raphine, VA February 2014	Raphine, VA February 2014	Raphine, VA February 2014	Raphine, VA February 2014
Raphine, VA February 2014	Raphine, VA February 2014	Raphine, VA February 2014	Raphine, VA February 2014
Raphine, VA February 2014	Raphine, VA February 2014	Raphine, VA December 2013	Raphine, VA December 2013
Raphine, VA December 2013	Raphine, VA December 2013	Raphine, VA December 2013	Raphine, VA December 2013
Indian River Inlet, DE February 2014	Indian River Inlet, DE February 2014	Indian River Inlet, DE February 2014	Indian River Inlet, DE February 2014
Indian River Inlet, DE February 2014	Indian River Inlet, DE February 2014	Indian River Inlet, DE February 2014	Dayton, VA February 2018

American Black Duck

Chincoteague NWR VA, November 2017	Chincoteague NWR VA, November 2017	Chincoteague NWR VA, November 2017
Chincoteague NWR VA, November 2017	Chincoteague NWR VA, November 2017	Eastern Shore NWR VA; February 2014
New Castle, NH August 2011	New Castle, NH August 2011	Blackwater NWR, MD November 2019

American Black Duck x Mallard Hybrid

Swoope, VA
December 2013

Mallard

Waynesboro, VA April 2021	Scottsdale, AZ May 2010	Dayton, VA February 2018	Newport News, VA September 2008
Blackwater NWR, MD November 2017	Harrisonburg, VA August 2012	Rockfish Valley, VA April 2012	Swoope, VA December 2013
Newport News, VA September 2008	Williamsburg, VA October 2012	Harrisonburg, VA May 2013	Maui, Hawaii January 2009
Rockfish Valley, VA March 2011	Rockfish Valley, VA March 2011	Waynesboro, VA April 2018	Lake Shenandoah, VA December 2011

Mexican Duck

Patagonia SP, AZ
January 2017

Mottled Duck

Naples, FL January 2012	Naples, FL January 2012	Immokalee, FL January 2013
Sanibel Island, FL January 2014	Harns Marsh, FL January 2014	Savannah NWR, SC February 2016

Common Merganser

Rockbridge County VA; February 2020	Crozet, VA February 2020	Rockfish Valley, VA March 2011	Rockfish Valley, VA March 2011
Rockfish Valley, VA March 2011	Rockfish Valley, VA March 2011	Rockfish Valley, VA March 2011	Rockfish Valley, VA March 2011
Calgary, Canada July 2013	Calgary, Canada July 2013	Glacier NP, MT July 2013	Glacier NP, MT July 2013
Snoqualmie, WA August 2015	Carnation, WA August 2015	Carnation, WA August 2015	Patagonia SP, AZ January 2017
Katmai NP, AK July 2019	Katmai NP, AK July 2019	Katmai NP, AK July 2019	Katmai NP, AK July 2019
Crozet, VA December 2019	Crozet, VA December 2019	Crozet, VA December 2019	Crozet, VA December 2019

Hooded Merganser

Crozet, VA March 2021	Crozet, VA March 2021	Crozet, VA March 2021	Crozet, VA March 2021
Crozet, VA March 2021	Crozet, VA March 2021	Crozet, VA March 2021	Crozet, VA March 2021
Mt. Pleasant, SC January 2015	Mt. Pleasant, SC January 2015	Rockfish Valley, VA November 2009	Rockfish Valley, VA November 2009
Rockfish Valley, VA November 2009	Rockfish Valley, VA November 2010	Newport News, VA March 2016	Rockfish Valley, VA March 2012
Rockfish Valley, VA November 2010	Rockfish Valley, VA November 2010	James River SP, VA November 2015	Rockfish Valley, VA November 2008
Huntington Beach SP SC; December 2019	Huntington Beach SP SC; January 2020	Rockfish Valley, VA March 2011	Harns Marsh, FL January 2013
Blackwater NWR, MD November 2019	James River SP, VA November 2013	Swoope, VA November 2014	Chincoteague NWR VA; February 2014

Red-breasted Merganser

Chesapeake Bay BT VA; March 2015	Chesapeake Bay BT VA; March 2015	Chesapeake Bay BT VA; March 2015	Chesapeake Bay BT VA; March 2015
Rudee Inlet, VA January 2016	Rudee Inlet, VA January 2016	Norfolk, VA January 2016	Norfolk, VA January 2016
Norfolk, VA March 2016	Norfolk, VA March 2016	Norfolk, VA March 2016	Chesapeake Bay BT VA; March 2016
Chesapeake Bay BT VA; March 2016	Chincoteague NWR, VA February 2014	Chincoteague NWR, VA February 2014	Chesapeake Bay BT VA; February 2014
Chesapeake Bay BT VA; February 2014	Chesapeake Bay BT VA; February 2014	Chesapeake Bay BT VA; February 2014	Rockfish Valley, VA March 2012
Crozet, VA March 2022	Sanibel Island, FL, VA January 2013	Chesapeake Bay BT VA; January 2016	Chesapeake Bay BT VA; January 2016

Northern Pintail

Chincoteague NWR VA; February 2014	Chincoteague NWR VA; February 2014	Chincoteague NWR VA; February 2014	Chincoteague NWR VA; February 2014
Chincoteague NWR VA; February 2014	Chincoteague NWR VA; February 2014	Chincoteague NWR VA; February 2014	Chincoteague NWR VA; February 2014
Whitewater Draw, AZ January 2017	Whitewater Draw, AZ January 2017	Rockfish Valley, VA December 2008	Dutch Gap, VA November 2013
Swoope, VA December 2014	Swoope, VA December 2014	Blackwater NWR, MD November 2017	Blackwater NWR, MD November 2017

Northern Shoveler

Blackwater NWR, MD November 2019	Blackwater NWR, MD November 2019	Blackwater NWR, MD November 2019	Blackwater NWR, MD November 2019
Dutch Gap, VA November 2012	Dutch Gap, VA December 2012	Blackwater NWR, MD November 2017	Blackwater NWR, MD November 2017
Rockfish Valley, VA March 2010	Rockfish Valley, VA March 2010	Rockfish Valley, VA March 2010	Naples, FL January 2013
Elsberry, MO March 2009	Elsberry, MO March 2009	Blackwater NWR, MD November 2019	Blackwater NWR, MD November 2019

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