Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Summary: Probably Uncommon in migration and through winter. May be under reported due to difficulty distinguishing from the more common Greater Scaup. Best observed on Swan Lake from fall through spring when there is open water.
| Spring | Summer | Fall | Winter | |
| Sitka Road System | Uncommon | - | Uncommon | Uncommon |
| Sitka Area* | ||||
| *Unless otherwise noted, occurrence in the Sitka Area is unknown or presumed similar to that on the road system | ||||
J Dan Webster
A scarce winter visitant and migrant. The only sight records assigned to this species are a few on 8 of the 28 Christmas count reports; one which I saw in Sitka Bay 17 April 1940; a male which Hanson and I saw almost daily 26 August-9 September 1986; a male which Gibson saw 30 April 1982.
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