Canada Goose
Other name: "honker"
Size: length 25 – 45 inches, weight 3.5 – 10 lbs.
Call: loud "h-ronk" while in flight
Migration pattern: highly migratory; year round from Maine to Eastern Shore of Virginia, in winter south to northern Florida, in summer northern U.S. and all of Canada
Food source: prefer grain and feed in corn fields after harvest
Interesting fact: Native Americans and early colonists viewed the return of these geese as a harbinger of spring and the end of the winter famine period.

Canvasback
Other names: can, table duck, king of ducks
Call: low croak and growl
Habitat: fresh marshes, lakes, salt bays, and estuaries
Migration pattern: winter from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to Florida; summer from northern states through western Canada
Interesting fact: Cans are large and tasty, feeding on aquatic grasses all winter and summer.

American Black Duck
Other name: black mallard
Call: male, low croak; female, quack
Habitat: ponds, marshes (prefers salt marshes)
Migration pattern: winter inland from Virginia to northern South Carolina; summer eastern half of Canada to Hudson Bay; year round Maine to S.C. coast
Interesting fact: Male and female black ducks have almost identical plumage.

Loon
Other name: diver
Call: seemingly maniacal, quavering laughter
Habitat: wooded lakes and coastal waters
Migration pattern: winter along coast of U.S. and Canada; summer throughout Canada
Interesting fact: Called "Harkers Island turkeys" and often served stewed in earlier times, they are now endangered and cannot be hunted in North Carolina.

Tundra Swan
Other name: whistling swan
Call: melancholy, clear, singing "kloo" or "kwoo"
Habitat: nest on tundra ponds in Canada; winter in marshes and shallow ponds, and graze in open fields of harvested grain
Migration pattern: winter along Chesapeake Bay and the coast; summer in farthest coastal areas of Canada
Interesting fact: This is the smallest of American swans, but is very majestic in flight.

Whimbrel
Other name: jack curlew
Call: five to seven even-pitched, short, rapid "quiquiqui..."
Habitat: marshes, beaches, and rocky shores
Migration pattern: winter from Virginia coast south through Gulf of Mexico; summer in far reaches of Canada
Interesting fact: One of the largest shorebirds of the Atlantic coast, its decoys are noted for being dramatic, large, and distinctively marked.