Lesser Scaup
From Natural History of Southeast Alaska

Lesser Scaup: for more photos, see Sitka Nature Photo Gallery for Aythya affinis
Locale | Sp | Su | F | W | Br |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SE Alaska (edit) | FC | R | FC | R | Y |
Yakutat (edit) | VR | ? | - | - | ? |
Skagway (edit) | R | - | + | - | - |
Haines (edit) | C | R | C | U | - |
Glacier Bay (edit) | U | R | U | R | Y |
Juneau (edit) | FC | O | U | U | VR |
Sitka (edit) | U | - | U | R | - |
Stikine (edit) | |||||
S Outer Islands (edit) | |||||
Ketchikan (edit) | R | - | R | R | - |
Offshore (edit) |
Local Notes
- Glacier Bay/Lesser Scaup: (edit)
- Haines/Lesser Scaup: (edit)
- Juneau/Lesser Scaup: (edit)
- Ketchikan/Lesser Scaup: (edit)
- Sitka/Lesser Scaup: Probably Uncommon in migration and through winter. May be under reported due to difficulty distinguishing from the more common Greater Scaup. Relative to Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup seems to prefer freshwater, especially later in spring. Best observed on Swan Lake from fall through spring when there is open water. (edit)
- Skagway/Lesser Scaup: (edit)
- Yakutat/Lesser Scaup: (edit)
References
Weblinks
- Search Arctos Database for Lesser Scaup (Southeast only)
- Search Arctos Database for Lesser Scaup (entire database)
- Encyclopedia of Life search for Aythya affinis
- iNaturalist Observations for Aythya affinis in Southeast Alaska
Other References