NPSpecies

Recorded as Melanitta deglandi (White-winged scoter) in Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982; and in Krefting, Lee, Shelton, and Gilbert 1966. Common name change from Velvet scoter to White-winged scoter in 1957 as per The History of North American Bird Names in the American Ornithologists' Union Checklists 1886 - 2000. Website accessed on December 6, 2005, (http://members.aol.com/darwinpage/zoo/AOUa.htm#Ducks).; Data Source: Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994. Van Buskirk and Smith 1994. Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982. Krefting, Lee, Shelton, and Gilbert 1966.

Park is within migration range (Sibley 2000).; Data Source: Sibley 2000. Krefting, Lee, Shelton, and Gilbert 1966.

Rare (Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994). Common early spring migrant (Van Buskirk and Smith 1994). Uncommon migrant on large harbors and bays (Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982).; Data Source: Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994. Van Buskirk and Smith 1994. Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982.

Park Species Detail: Common name change from Velvet scoter to White-winged scoter in 1957 as per The History of North American Bird Names in the American Ornithologists' Union Checklists 1886 - 2000. Website accessed on December 6, 2005, (http://members.aol.com/darwinpage/zoo/AOUa.htm#Ducks). Recorded as Melanitta deglandi (White-winged scoter) in Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982; and in Krefting, Lee, Shelton, and Gilbert 1966., Park Species Data Source: Sibley 2000. Janke, Peterson, Peterson, and Lindsay 1994. Van Buskirk and Smith 1994. Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982. Krefting, Lee, Shelton, and Gilbert 1966.