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 · Oct
Share of all bird records in North Carolina in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 32, most common first
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentRare63–73 cmRecorded all year
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorRare64–81 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorRare42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiWinter visitorRare53–76 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesWinter visitorRare81–94 cmRecorded all year
Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinatorResidentRare139–157 cmRegularly Jan–Feb
King EiderSomateria spectabilisResidentRare46–64 cmRegularly Jan
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorRare55–66 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentRare110–142 cmRegularly Dec
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