At A Glance
The locations in the badges are the biomes where we’ve met them (and where we think you’ll be most likely to come across them). That doesn’t mean they don’t hang out in other places.
Species of Ducks
Species of Diving Ducks
By The Numbers
Learn more about waterfowl in North Louisiana.
Species of Dabbling Ducks
Species of Sea Ducks
Ducks, Geese, & Other "Waterfowl"
Buffleheads
These birds hang out in the same areas as mallards, gadwall, and wigeons. You'll find these ducks in wetland areas and large lakes during the winter.
Wild Mallards
Wild mallards are smaller than Rouens and Pekins, and tend to be standoffish when it comes to people. You'll most likely meet this bird soaring through or leaping into the air. You'll also see this duck swimming in wetlands and large lakes with brakey foliage.
Muscovy Ducks
Muscovy ducks are domesticated birds that you'll find in park lakes throughout North Louisiana year round. You'll find them swimming or resting by lakes.
American Wigeons
You'll find American wigeons hanging out in large flocks with gadwall and mallards. They'll generally be swimming in swamps or large open bodies of water.
Canada Geese
You'll find these geese in North Louisiana's lakes during the fall, winter, and spring. They may be alone, in pairs, or in flocks.
American Coots
You'll find American coots, aka not ducks in lakes throughout North Louisiana. Like grebes -- also not ducks, coots hang out near the shore. Unlike their unduck friends, coots often hang out groups, sometimes in large flocks. You're most likely to find these birds in North Louisiana in the winter.
Canvasback Ducks
Canvasback ducks hang out in large North Louisiana lakes during the winter. You'll find them swimming in open water alone, in pairs, or even with large flocks.
Rouen Ducks
Rouen ducks, like Pekin ducks, are domesticated mallards bred for meat. These ducks look like bulkier mallards, but they're more people-friendly than their wild doppelganger. You're most likely to meet these ducks in parks.
Teal Ducks
Teal ducks, particularly blue-winged teals, tend to arrive before other ducks, and you'll find these visitors in sloughs near swamps and rivers.
Blue-Winged Teal Ducks
Teal ducks, particularly blue-winged teals, tend to arrive before other ducks, and you'll find these visitors in sloughs near swamps and rivers.
Wood Ducks
Wood ducks are common throughout North Louisiana all year, and you'll find them in lakes, sloughs, and wetlands, often alone or in pairs.
Snow Geese
Snow geese visit North Louisiana in the winter. You'll find them in flocks in lakes and swamps. You'll often find them flying overhead.
Pied-Billed Grebes
These "not ducks" hang out in lakes throughout North Louisiana year round, and you'll find them a few yards from shore in many places. Grebes are divers who tend to go underwater like turtles rather than fly away like ducks. You're most likely to find them swimming alone or in pairs.
American Pelicans
Pelicans hang out in North Louisiana during the winter, and you'll find them in North Louisiana from October through March most years.