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Birds of Ney Nature Center

Guide to the most common birds found in and around Ney Nature Center throughout the year. (Not every bird found in MN, some migration patterns differ and result in occasional sightings.)

Greater White-fronted Goose ¹
Anser albifrons

Trumpeter Swan ²
Cygnus buccinator

Canada Goose ³
Branta canadensis

Cackling Goose ⁴
Branta hutchinsii

Tundra Swan ⁵
Cygnus columbianus

Snow Goose ⁶
Anser caerulescens

Ross's Goose ⁷
Anser rossii

Wood Duck ⁸
Aix sponsa

Northern Pintail ⁹
Anas acuta

Mallard ¹⁰
Anas platyrhynchos

American Black Duck ¹¹
Anas rubripes

Green-winged Teal ¹²
Anas crecca

Gadwall ¹³
Mareca strepera

American Wigeon ¹⁴
Mareca americana

Northern Shoveler ¹⁵
Spatula clypeata

Redhead ¹⁶
Aythya americana

Blue-winged Teal ¹⁴
Spatula discors

Canvasback ¹⁷
Aythya valisineria

Greater Scaup ¹⁸
Aythya marila

Lesser Scaup ¹⁹
Aythya affinis

Bufflehead ¹⁴
Bucephala albeola

Common Goldeneye ²⁰
Bucephala clangula

Hooded Merganser ²¹
Lophodytes cucullatus

Ruddy Duck ²²
Oxyura jamaicensis

Common Merganser (North American) ²³
Mergus merganser americanus

Ring-necked Duck ¹⁴
Aythya collaris

Red-breasted Merganser ²⁴
Mergus serrator

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Birds of Ney Nature Center

Greater White-fronted Goose 1 Anser albifrons

Trumpeter Swan 2 Cygnus buccinator

Canada Goose 3 Branta canadensis

Cackling Goose 4 Branta hutchinsii

Tundra Swan 5 Cygnus columbianus

Snow Goose 6 Anser caerulescens

Ross's Goose 7 Anser rossii

Wood Duck 8 Aix sponsa

Northern Pintail 9 Anas acuta

Mallard 10 Anas platyrhynchos

American Black Duck 11 Anas rubripes

Green-winged Teal 12 Anas crecca

Gadwall 13 Mareca strepera

American Wigeon 14 Mareca americana

Northern Shoveler 15 Spatula clypeata

Redhead 16 Aythya americana

Blue-winged Teal 14 Spatula discors

Canvasback 17 Aythya valisineria

Greater Scaup 18 Aythya marila

Lesser Scaup 19 Aythya affinis

Bufflehead 14 Bucephala albeola

Common Goldeneye 20 Bucephala clangula

Hooded Merganser 21 Lophodytes cucullatus

Ruddy Duck 22 Oxyura jamaicensis

Common Merganser (North American) 23 Mergus merganser americanus

Ring-necked Duck 14 Aythya collaris

Red-breasted Merganser 24 Mergus serrator