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Seasonal Key:

Winter = November – February
Spring = (February) March – May
Summer = June – July
Fall = (July) August – October

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Tundra Swan, Cygnus columbianus

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Seasons: Winter

Breeder: No

Credit: Maga-chan

Greater White-fronted, Anser albifrons

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Seasons: Winter, Spring, Fall

Breeder: No

Credit: John Gerrard Keulemans

Snow Goose, Chen caerulescens

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Seasons: Winter, Spring, Fall

Breeder: No

Credit: Simon Pierre Barrette

Ross’ Goose, Chen rossii

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Seasons: Winter, Spring, Fall

Breeder: No

Credit: Mike Baird

Brant, Branta bernicla

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer

Breeder: No

Credit: Thomas Kraft

Cackling Goose, Branta hutchinsii

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Seasons: Winter, Spring, Fall

Breeder: No

Credit: Tim Bowman, USFWS

Canada Goose, Branta canadensis

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

Breeder: Yes

Credit: Mike Baird
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Green-winged Teal, Anas crecca

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Seasons: Winter, Spring, Fall

Breeder: No

Credit: 1) Len Blumin
Credit: 2) Raymond Lee Photography
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Mallard (Wild Duck), Anas platyrhynchos

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

Breeder: Yes

Credit: 1) Richard Bartz
Credit: 2) Raymond Lee Photography

Northern Pintail, Anas acuta

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Seasons: Winter, Spring, Fall

Breeder: No

Credit: J.M.Garg

Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Seasons: Winter, Spring, Fall

Breeder: No

Credit: Alan D. Wilson

Cinnamon Teal, Anas cyanoptera

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

Breeder: Yes

Credit: Mike Baird
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Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

Breeder: No

Credit: 1) Mike Yip, Vancouver Island Birds
Credit: 2) Len Blumin
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Gadwall, Anas strepera

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

Breeder: Yes

Credit: 1) Len Blumin
Credit: 2) Raymond Lee Photography

Eurasian Wigeon, Anas penelope

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Seasons: Winter, Spring, Fall

Breeder: No

Credit: Adrian Pingstone

American Wigeon, Anas americana

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Seasons: Winter, Spring, Fall

Breeder: No

Credit: Alan D. Wilson

Canvasback, Aythya valisineria

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Seasons: Winter, Spring, Fall

Breeder: No

Credit: Dick Daniels

Redhead, Aythya americana

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Seasons: Winter, Spring, Fall

Breeder: No

Credit: Trisha Shears

Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Seasons: Winter, Spring

Breeder: No

Credit: Wikimedia Commons User Mdf

Greater Scaup, Aythya marila

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Seasons: Winter, Spring

Breeder: No

Credit: Dick Daniels

Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Seasons: Winter, Spring

Breeder: No

Credit: BS Thurner Hof
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Surf Scoter, Melanitta perspicillata

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

Breeder: No

Credit: 1) Len Blumin
Credit: 2) Raymond Lee Photography

Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Seasons: Winter, Spring, Fall

Breeder: No

Credit: Maga-chan

Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

Breeder: No

Credit: Wikimedia Commons User Mdf

Common Merganser, Mergus merganser

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

Breeder: No

Credit: Raymond Lee Photography

Red-breasted Merganser, Mergus serrator

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Seasons: Winter, Spring, Fall

Breeder: No

Credit: Alan D. Wilson

Hooded Merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Seasons: Winter, Spring, Fall

Breeder: No

Credit: Len Blumin
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Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

Breeder: Yes

Credit: Raymond Lee Photography

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