Ruddy Duck
From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
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) | - | - | + | - | - |
Offshore (edit) |
- 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.
Local Notes
- Glacier Bay/Ruddy Duck: (edit)
- Haines/Ruddy Duck: (edit)
- Juneau/Ruddy Duck: (edit)
- Ketchikan/Ruddy Duck: (edit)
- Sitka/Ruddy Duck: Four reports from Swan Lake, including two birds on 30 May 2012 with at least one staying into June. (edit)
- Skagway/Ruddy Duck: Not known to occur (edit)
- Yakutat/Ruddy Duck: Not known to occur (edit)
References
Weblinks
- All About Birds Page for Ruddy Duck
- Search Arctos Database for Ruddy Duck (Southeast only)
- Search Arctos Database for Ruddy Duck (entire database)
- Encyclopedia of Life search for Oxyura jamaicensis
- iNaturalist Observations for Oxyura jamaicensis in Southeast Alaska
Other References