Ducks, Geese & Swans in Massachusetts
Our list for Massachusetts has 31 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 1 summer visitor, 22 winter visitors and 4 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Massachusetts in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 31, most common first
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
American Black DuckAnas rubripesWinter visitorCommon54–59 cmRecorded all year
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Oct–May
EiderSomateria mollissimaWinter visitorCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusWinter visitorCommon40–49 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–May
Wood DuckAix sponsaSummer visitorCommon47–54 cmRecorded all year
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorCommon37–60 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataWinter visitorCommon48–60 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorUncommon55–66 cmRegularly Oct–May
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisWinter visitorUncommon35–43 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
GadwallMareca streperaResidentUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–May
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensWinter visitorUncommon69–84 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
King EiderSomateria spectabilisWinter visitorRare46–64 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorRare42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorRare64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made