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 · Oct
Share of all bird records in Massachusetts in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 31, most common first
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusPassage migrantRare120–150 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorRare40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiWinter visitorRare53–76 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusWinter visitorRare60–75 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisPassage migrantRare58–70 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinatorPassage migrantRare139–157 cmRegularly Jan–Mar
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataWinter visitorRare66–84 cmRecorded all year
Ross's GooseAnser rossiiPassage migrantRare57–64 cmRegularly Dec–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