Ducks, Geese & Swans in Ohio
Our list for Ohio has 29 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 1 summer visitor, 20 winter visitors, 2 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Ohio in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 29, most common first
Brent GooseBranta berniclaPassage migrantRare55–66 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorRare75–90 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantRare42–51 cmRegularly Feb–Apr
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year
Black SwanCygnus atratusScarceRare110–142 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentRare63–73 cmRegularly Aug–Jan
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Ruddy Duck 35–43 cm
- Hooded Merganser 40–49 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Greater Scaup 39–56 cm
- Long-tailed Duck 37–60 cm
- Wood Duck 47–54 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Surf Scoter 48–60 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 cm
- American Black Duck 54–59 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Brent Goose 55–66 cm
- Ross's Goose 57–64 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Cackling Goose 53–76 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Egyptian Goose 63–73 cm
- Greater White-fronted Goose 64–81 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 cm
- Snow Goose 69–84 cm
- Greylag Goose 75–90 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 cm
- Black Swan 110–142 cm
- Tundra Swan 120–150 cm
- Trumpeter Swan 139–157 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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