Ducks
Wood Duck (male) - Sturgis, MI, Albuquerque, NM and Elkhart, IN
Wood Duck (female) - St. Joe County, MI - April, 2021 and Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, NM - January, 2017
Gadwall (male) - Lake County, Indiana
Gadwall (male with an odd purple sheen on the crown) - Hammond, Indiana - January, 2008
Gadwall (female) - Lake County, Indiana
Gadwall (in flight) - St. Joe County, Michigan - February, 2022
Eurasian Wigeon - Grand Haven, Michigan - February, 1993
Eurasian Wigeon X American Wigeon hybrid (male) - Hitchcock Road Pond, LaPorte County, Indiana - March, 2012
American Wigeon - Anchorage, Alaska - May, 2016
American Wigeon (in flight) - Horicon Marsh, WI - October, 2023 and Porter County, IN - November, 2011
Mottled Duck (male and female) - Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas - April
American Black Duck - Lake County, IN and St. Joe County, MI
American Black Duck X Mallard (hybrid) - Lake County, Indiana - January, 2021
Mallard - Indiana
Mallard (in flight) - St. Joe County, Michigan - February, 2022
Mexican Duck - San Pedro River, Arizona - May, 2019
Green-winged Teal - Anchorage, Alaska - May, 2016
Green-winged Teal (in flight) - Beverly Shores, Porter County, IN - November, 2011 and Bosque Del Apache NWR, NM - January, 2017
Blue-winged Teal - Kankakee FWA, IN - April, 2019 and St. Joe County, MI - April, 2021
Cinnamon Teal (male) - Bear River NWR, Utah - March, 2017
Cinnamon Teal (female) - Bear River NWR, Utah - April, 2017
Northern Shoveler (male) - St. Joe County, MI - March, 2021, Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, NM and Bosque Del Apache NWR, Socorro, NM - January, 2017
Northern Shoveler (female) - Santa Ana NWR, McAllen, Texas - April, 2013
Northern Shoveler (male in flight) - Bosque Del Apache NWR, Socorro, New Mexico - January, 2017
Northern Pintail (male) - Bosque Del Apache NWR, New Mexico - January, 2017
Northern Pintail (female) - Hammond Marina, Hammond, Indiana - January, 2003
Northern Pintail (in flight) - St. Joe County, Michigan - February, 2022
Canvasback (male) - Bosque Del Apache NWR, New Mexico - January, 2017
Canvasback (female) - Bosque Del Apache NWR, Socorro, NM and Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, NM - January, 2017
Redhead (male) - Lake County and Elkhart County, Indiana
Redhead (female) - St. Joe River, Elkhart, Indiana - March, 2007
Ring-necked Duck - St. Joe County, Michigan
Ring-necked Duck (in flight) - St. Joe County, Michigan - February, 2022
Tufted Duck (male) - Fennville, Michigan - April, 2019 and St. Paul, Pribilof Islands, Alaska - May, 2016
Greater Scaup - Anchorage, Alaska - May, 2016 and Hammond, Lake County, Indiana - January, 2018
Lesser Scaup - Anchorage, Alaska - May, 2016
Common Eider - Gambell and Nome, Alaska - May, 2016
King Eider - Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska - May, 2016
Spectacled Eider - Nome, Alaska - June, 2016
Steller's Eider - Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska - May, 2016
Harlequin Duck (adult male) - Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska - May, 2016
Harlequin Duck (immature male) - Whiting Park, Lake County, Indiana - December, 2017
Harlequin Duck (female) - Port of Indiana, Porter County, IN - February, 2008, Jeorse Park, Lake County, IN - January, 2016 and Whiting Park, Lake County, IN - December, 2017
Bufflehead Male and female - St. Joe County, Michigan - March, 2021
Bufflehead (male in flight) St. Joe County, Michigan - March, 2021
Bufflehead (female in flight) Portage Lakefront Park, Porter County, Indiana - February, 2011
Common Goldeneye (male) - St. Joe County, Michigan
Common Goldeneye (male in flight) - Waukegon, IL - February, 2020 and Lake County, IN - February, 2011
Common Goldeneye (1st cycle male in flight) Portage Lakefront Park, Porter County, Indiana - February, 2011
Common Goldeneye (female) - St. Joe County, Michigan - March, 2021
Common Goldeneye (female in flight) - Hammond Marina, Lake County, Indiana - February, 2011
Barrow's Goldeneye (adult male) - Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming - June, 2012
Hybrid Hooded Merganser X Common Goldeneye (male) - Hammond Marina, Hammond, Indiana - February, 2004
Hooded Merganser (male and female) - Lake County, Indiana
Hooded Merganser (1st winter male) - Roxanna Area, Hammond, Lake County, Indiana - February
Hooded Merganser (male in flight) - St. Joe County, MI - March, 2021 and Porter County, IN - February, 2019
Hooded Merganser (female in flight) - Porter County, Indiana - February
Hooded Merganser (female with chicks) - St. Joe County, Michigan - May, 2020
Hooded Merganser (chick) - Nisqually NWR, Washington - June, 2018
Common Merganser (male and female) - Lake Templene, St. Joe County, Michigan - March
Common Merganser (male in flight) - Porter County, Indiana and St. Joe County, Michigan
Common Merganser (female in flight) - Porter County, Indiana - January, 2018
Red-breasted Merganser (male and female) - Porter County, IN - January, 2018, Elkhart County, IN - March, 2014, and Lake County, IN - February, 2010, February, 2010, and February, 2018
Red-breasted Merganser (in flight) - Porter County, IN - January, 2018 and Lake County, IN - November, 2010
Long-tailed Duck (breeding adults in flight) - Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska - May, 2016
Long-tailed Duck (winter adult male) - Michigan City Harbor, Indiana - December, 2001 and Port of Indiana - January, 2013
Long-tailed Duck (1st winter male) - Port of Indiana, Porter County, Indiana - January, 2013
Long-tailed Duck (adult winter female) - Port of Indiana, Porter County, Indiana - December, 2019
Long-tailed Duck (1st winter female) - Bosque Del Apache NWR, New Mexico - January, 2017 and Michigan City Harbor, LaPorte County, Indiana - December, 2013 and January, 2015
Long-tailed Duck (female in flight) - Michigan City Harbor, LaPorte County, Indiana - January, 2015
Black Scoter (adult male) - Whiting Refinery Beach, Lake County, Indiana - January, 2018
Black Scoter (female or immature) - Port of Indiana, Porter County, Indiana - December, 2013 and February, 2008
Black Scoter (females or immatures in flight) - Miller Beach, Lake County, Indiana - November, 2010
Surf Scoter (adult male) - Moss Landing, California - April, 2012
Surf Scoter (1st cycle male) - Moss Landing, CA - April, 2012 and Porter County, IN - February, 2015
Surf Scoter (female) - Moss Landing, CA - April, 2012 and Lake County, IN - October, 2011, and November, 2002
White-winged Scoter (adult male) - Port of Indiana, Porter County, Indiana - March, 2014
White-winged Scoter (in flight) - Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska - May, 2016
White-winged Scoter (female or immature) - Northwest Indiana
Stejneger's Scoter - Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska - May, 2016
Ruddy Duck (male) - Bolsa Chica Preserve, Orange County, California - April, 2011
Ruddy Duck (female) - Southeastern Lake County, Indiana - May, 2004
Muscovy Duck (domestic form) - Brownsville, Texas - April, 2018
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