Geese, Swans, and Ducks
Fulvous Whistling-duck - Grand Kankakee Marsh, Hebron, Indiana - June 8, 2002
Black-bellied Whistling-duck - Anzalduas State Park, McAllen, Texas - July, 2007
Greater White-fronted Goose - Forsythe Park, Hammond, Indiana - September, 2008
Snow Goose - Kankakee FWA, Indiana - March, 1994
Snow Goose (Juvenile "Blue Goose") - Michigan City Harbor, Michigan City, Indiana - February, 2003
* Ross's Goose - Forsythe Park, Hammond, Indiana - February, 2006 and April, 2011
Ross's Goose X Snow Goose hybrid (white morph adult) - Elkhart, Indiana - May, 2003
Brant - New Buffalo Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan
Canada Goose (in flight) - Willow Slough FWA, Newton County, Indiana - March, 2011
Cackling Goose - Whitefish Point, MI. - October, 2002 and Hammond, IN - January, 2002
Mute Swan - Forsythe Park, Hammond, Indiana - February, 2002 and May, 2006
Trumpeter Swan - Juno Lake, Edwardsburg, MI - February, 2003
Tundra Swan - LaPorte County, Indiana - November, 2010 and December, 2007
* Wood Duck - St. Joe River, Elkhart, Indiana - March, 2003
Gadwall (male) - Hammond, Indiana - February, 2003
Gadwall (male with an odd purple sheen on the crown) - Hammond, Indiana - January, 2008
Gadwall (female) - Hammond, Indiana - January, 2010
Eurasian Wigeon - Grand Haven, Michigan - February, 1993
American Wigeon - Huntington Central Park, Orange County, California - April, 2011
American Wigeon (in flight) - Beverly Shores, Porter County - November, 2011
American Black Duck - Hammond Marina, Lake County, Indiana - February, 2011
Mallard - St. Joe River, Elkhart, Indiana - March, 2007
Green-winged Teal - Beverly Shores, Porter County - November, 2011
Green-winged Teal (in flight) - Beverly Shores, Porter County - November, 2011
Blue-winged Teal - Grant Street wetland, Lake County, Indiana - April, 2011
Cinnamon Teal - LaPorte, Indiana - April, 2006
Northern Shoveler - Forsythe Park, Hammond, Indiana - April, 2003
Northern Pintail (male) - Hammond, Indiana - February, 2008
Northern Pintail (female) - Hammond Marina, Hammond, Indiana - January, 2003
Canvasback - Hammond Marina, Lake County, Indiana - January, 2011
Redhead (male) - St. Joe River, Elkhart, Indiana - March, 2007
Redhead (female) - St. Joe River, Elkhart, Indiana - March, 2007
Ring-necked Duck - St. Joe River, Elkhart, Indiana - February, 2003 and March, 2007
Ring-necked Duck (in flight) - Willow Slough FWA, Newton County, Indiana - March, 2011
Greater Scaup - Hammond Marina, Hammond, Indiana - January, 2003
Lesser Scaup - Michigan City Harbor, Michigan City, Indiana - November, 1995
Common Eider (with young) - Machias, Maine - April, 1997
King Eider (female) - Jeorse Park, E. Chicago, Indiana - January, 1998
Harlequin Duck (immature male) - Michigan City Harbor, Michigan City, Indiana - December, 2005
Harlequin Duck (immature males) - Michigan City Harbor, Michigan City, Indiana - November, 1995
Harlequin Duck (adult male) - Michigan City Harbor, Michigan City, Indiana - November, 1995
Harlequin Duck (female) - Port of Indiana, Porter County, Indiana - February, 2008
Bufflehead Male - Michigan City Harbor, IN - February, 2003 and female - Hammond Marina, IN - January, 2003
Bufflehead (male in flight) Portage Lakefront Park, Porter County, Indiana - February, 2011
Bufflehead (female in flight) Portage Lakefront Park, Porter County, Indiana - February, 2011
Common Goldeneye (male) - St. Joe River, Elkhart, Indiana - February, 2011
Common Goldeneye (male in flight) - Hammond Marina, Lake County, Indiana - February, 2011
Common Goldeneye (1st cycle male in flight) Portage Lakefront Park, Porter County, Indiana - February, 2011
Common Goldeneye (female) - St. Joe River, Elkhart, Indiana - March, 2007
Common Goldeneye (female in flight) - Hammond Marina, Lake County, Indiana - February, 2011
Hybrid Hooded Merganser X Common Goldeneye (male) - Hammond Marina, Hammond, Indiana - February, 2004
* Hooded Merganser (male and female) - Hammond, Indiana - January, 2003
Hooded Merganser (female in flight) Portage Lakefront Park, Porter County, Indiana - February, 2011
Common Merganser (male and female) - Georgetown, Colorado - April, 2005
Common Merganser (male and female in flight) Portage Lakefront Park, Porter County, Indiana - February, 2011
Red-breasted Merganser (male and female) - Whiting Refinery Beach, IN - February, 2010 and Hammond Marina, IN - January, 2003 and December, 2003
Red-breasted Merganser (in flight) - Miller Beach, Lake County, Indiana - November, 2010
Long-tailed Duck - Michigan City Harbor, Indiana - December, 2001
Black Scoter (female or immature) - Port of Indiana, Porter County, Indiana - February, 2008
Black Scoter (females or immatures in flight) - Miller Beach, Lake County, Indiana - November, 2010
Surf Scoter (adult male) - Hammond Marina, Lake County, Indiana - January, 2011
Surf Scoter (female, and 1st year male) - Lake County, IN - October, 2011, November, 2002, and March, 2005
White-winged Scoter (adult male) - Moss Landing, California - August, 1995
White-winged Scoter (adult male in flight) - Port of Indiana, Porter County, Indiana - January, 2011
White-winged Scoter (female or immature) - Port of Indiana, Porter County, Indiana - February, 2008
Ruddy Duck (male) - Bolsa Chica Preserve, Orange County, California - April, 2011
Ruddy Duck (female) - Southeastern Lake County, Indiana - May, 2004
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