Very common.
Occasional visitor during migration.
Seasonally common. Nests in Darke County.
Common visitor during migration.
Very rare.
Rare non-native, may be captive escapee.
(Photo by Cindy Ploch)
Rare visitor during migration.
Rare, but may be easily overlooked among Canada geese.
(Photo taken at Woods Rd.)
2018 was the first known record of this bird in Darke County. The bird is expanding its range; it was reintroduced to Ohio in 1996.
(Photo taken at Wildcat Rd. pond.)
(Photo taken at Woods Rd.)
Non-native, often breeds in captivity and young may "escape" into the wild.
(Photo taken east of Ansonia.)
Occasional visitor during migration; found only on appropriately sized (larger) bodies of water.
