User:Bobby Cohn/sandbox/List of birds of Algonquin Provincial Park
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Ducks, geese, and waterfowl
- Spring and fall migrants[1]
- Snow goose (Anser caerulescens)
- Brant (Branta bernicla)
- Canada goose (Branta canadensis) — uncommonly breeds, but with increasing frequency
- Wood duck (Aix sponsa) — uncommomly breeds, one known winter record
- American wigeon (Mareca americana)
- American black duck (Anas rubripes) — also common in the summer, breeds, rare in winter
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) — uncommon in the summer, breeds, rare in winter
- Blue-winged teal (Spatula discors) — may breed
- Northern pintail (Anas acuta)
- Green-winged teal (Anas crecca) — rare in summer, breeds
- Ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris) — uncommon in summer, breeds
- Greater scaup (Aythya marila)
- Lesser scaup (Aythya affinis)
- Surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
- White-winged scoter (Melanitta deglandi)
- Black scoter (Melanitta americana)
- Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis)
- Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) — rare in summer, may breed
- Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) — rare in summer, breeds, rare in winter
- Hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) — common in summer, breeds, rare in winter
- Common merganser (Mergus merganser) — common in summer, breeds, rare in winter
- Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) — rare in summer, has breed
- Vagrant or rare[2]
- Greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) — 1 recorded sighting in May 2006
- Mute swan (Cygnus olor) — 2 recorded sightings in July 1977 and July and October 1994
- Trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator) — 4 recorded sightings between 2002 and 2007
- Tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus) — 10 recorded sightings between 1957 and 2003
- Gadwall (Mareca strepera) — 10 recorded sightings between 1976 and 2011
- Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata) — 10 recorded sightings between 1972 and 2010
- Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) — 1 recorded sighting in November 1991
- Redhead (Aythya americana) — 5 recorded sightings between 1976 and 2010
- Ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) — 1 recorded sighitng in December 1998
Grouse and turkey
- Grouse[3]
- Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) — permanent resident, breeds
- Spruce grouse (Canachites canadensis) — permanent resident, breeds
- Turkey[4]
- Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) — uncommon spring through fall, rare in winter, breeds
Loons
Two loon species are found within the park:[5]
- Red-throated loon (Gavia stellata) — rare fall migrant
- Common loon (Gavia immer) — common in spring and fall, common in summer, breeds