Ruddy Duck

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Ruddy Duck: for more photos, see Sitka Nature Photo Gallery for Oxyura jamaicensis
Locale   Sp     Su     F     W     Br  
SE Alaska (edit) + + VR + -
Yakutat (edit) - - - - -
Skagway (edit) - - - - -
Haines (edit) - - - + -
Glacier Bay (edit) + - + - -
Juneau (edit) VR - + + -
Sitka (edit) + + + + -
Stikine (edit)
S Outer Islands (edit)
Ketchikan (edit) - - + - -
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Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis): Casual in the region, with scattered reports from all seasons, though most are from the fall (cf several QBR). Over 20 records.
  • Full list of records?
  • Juneau VR in Spring - should SEAK be same?
  • High count of two in Sitka, any equal or higher counts?

SEAK QBR Mentions:

  • F2008: Two were at JNU on 20 October. This species is a casual fall migrant in SEAK (Kessel and Gibson 1978).
  • F2010: Singles found at JNU 20 October and SIT 17–20 November 2010 (2nd local record). This species is a casual migrant in SEAK (Kessel and Gibson 1978), with most records from the period October– November.
  • Sp2010: Two drakes in JNU’s Mendenhall Glacier Forelands, 29–30 May were a very rare find. This species is a casual migrant in SEAK (Kessel and Gibson 1978); there are only a few prior spring reports as most Southeast records are from the fall.
  • Sp2012: Two Ruddy Ducks at SIT, 30 May 2012+ provided a 3rd local record. This species is a casual migrant in SEAK (Kessel and Gibson 1978).
  • Su2012: Last spring's bird at SIT lingered through 8 June.
  • F2015: One near GUS, 15 November. This species is a casual migrant in SEAK (Kessel and Gibson 1978); there are more than 20 reports, most from late fall.
  • F2016: One near GUS, 21 October was still present 13 November—the 2nd consecutive year at that location. This species is a casual migrant in SEAK (Kessel and Gibson 1978); there are now more than 20 reports, most of which are from late fall.
  • W2017-18: One was observed at Sitka 13 December–25 January. It spent most of its time at Swan Lake; however, it moved to the nearby Indian River estuary during the time the lake was frozen in early January. This species is casual in SEAK, primarily as a late-fall migrant, and there are few mid-winter Alaska reports.






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