Ducks, Geese & Swans in Vermont
Our list for Vermont has 27 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 2 summer visitors, 9 winter visitors, 11 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Vermont in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 27, most common first
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusWinter visitorCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year
Wood DuckAix sponsaSummer visitorCommon47–54 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
American Black DuckAnas rubripesWinter visitorCommon54–59 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensPassage migrantUncommon69–84 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
GadwallMareca streperaPassage migrantUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Sep–May
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Oct–May
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataPassage migrantUncommon48–60 cmRegularly Oct–Dec
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataPassage migrantUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusPassage migrantUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisPassage migrantRare35–43 cmRegularly Oct–May
Brent GooseBranta berniclaPassage migrantRare55–66 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsPassage migrantRare64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiPassage migrantRare53–76 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Ross's GooseAnser rossiiPassage migrantRare57–64 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeScarceRare42–51 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Ruddy Duck 35–43 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Hooded Merganser 40–49 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Greater Scaup 39–56 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 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
- Pink-footed Goose 60–75 cm
- Greater White-fronted Goose 64–81 cm
- Snow Goose 69–84 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 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