Ducks, Geese & Swans in North Carolina
Our list for North Carolina has 32 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 11 residents and 21 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in North Carolina in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 32, most common first
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusWinter visitorCommon40–49 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisWinter visitorCommon35–43 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Wood DuckAix sponsaResidentUncommon47–54 cmRecorded all year
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
American Black DuckAnas rubripesResidentUncommon54–59 cmRecorded all year
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Nov–May
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensWinter visitorUncommon69–84 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataWinter visitorUncommon48–60 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentUncommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorRare37–60 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorRare58–68 cmRegularly Nov–Sep
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year
EiderSomateria mollissimaWinter visitorRare50–71 cmRegularly Nov–Jul
Ross's GooseAnser rossiiWinter visitorRare57–64 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorRare40–51 cmRegularly Nov–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