Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
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BirdsIn Lorain County, Ohio

Wood Duck

Aix sponsa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Wood Duck in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Family
Anatidae
Genus
Aix
Near Lorain County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 1 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (9)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (60)
  • Recorded, season not shown (18)
  • Season shown (1)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Wood Duck by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Athens County22 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Coshocton County37 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Cuyahoga County178 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Darke County35 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Erie County91 · Season shownYes: year-round
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Franklin County103 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Greene County38 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hamilton County97 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hocking County21 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lake County69 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Logan County49 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lorain County146 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lucas County99 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Medina County54 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Ottawa County38 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Portage County34 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Stark County73 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Summit County1,081 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Van Wert CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wayne County29 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round

Season

When it is recorded

In Lorain County

Mid-March to late May, middle week late April, and again late June to early November, middle week early August

Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks.

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Recording in Lorain County · records of all species each week, 26,475 in all

Records per week from 146 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Wood Duck in Lorain County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Wood DuckYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000193
Jan 11–1700115
Jan 18–240075
Jan 25–310059
Feb 1–700101
Feb 8–140099
Feb 15–210084
Feb 22–280049
Mar 1–711114
Mar 8–1400103
Mar 15–2164258
Mar 22–2821139
Mar 29 – Apr 411228
Apr 5–1162376
Apr 12–1832561
Apr 19–2544560
Apr 26 – May 21351,122
May 3–922824
May 10–1632793
May 17–2343901
May 24–3063886
May 31 – Jun 631771
Jun 7–1311797
Jun 14–20111,124
Jun 21–2700954
Jun 28 – Jul 472770
Jul 5–1165973
Jul 12–1872957
Jul 19–25821,240
Jul 26 – Aug 111912
Aug 2–8125907
Aug 9–1584769
Aug 16–2200768
Aug 23–2900788
Aug 30 – Sep 5143959
Sep 6–1222907
Sep 13–1962817
Sep 20–2611745
Sep 27 – Oct 300508
Oct 4–1053597
Oct 11–1711343
Oct 18–2421426
Oct 25–3100297
Nov 1–781278
Nov 8–1400210
Nov 15–2121121
Nov 22–2800100
Nov 29 – Dec 500118
Dec 6–120060
Dec 13–1900224
Dec 20–2600187
Dec 27 – Jan 200208

In Ohio

Early March to mid-October, middle week Jun 21–27

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 3,915 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 1,614 dates. Latest record: December 2025.

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Records of Wood Duck in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Wood DuckYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–101756,211
Jan 11–17955,146
Jan 18–24944,645
Jan 25–31864,698
Feb 1–7956,023
Feb 8–14965,888
Feb 15–211155,436
Feb 22–281146,846
Mar 1–72888,321
Mar 8–1479910,384
Mar 15–2168912,620
Mar 22–2894913,949
Mar 29 – Apr 41501019,661
Apr 5–111171026,860
Apr 12–181721039,925
Apr 19–251421041,623
Apr 26 – May 21791056,391
May 3–91541052,952
May 10–161621053,785
May 17–231281057,698
May 24–30911054,651
May 31 – Jun 6901053,099
Jun 7–1393953,700
Jun 14–201171056,625
Jun 21–2788955,361
Jun 28 – Jul 41121058,477
Jul 5–1185961,336
Jul 12–181181064,722
Jul 19–25127969,753
Jul 26 – Aug 195959,416
Aug 2–898959,712
Aug 9–151121055,994
Aug 16–221041054,328
Aug 23–29981051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5108957,167
Sep 6–12113859,075
Sep 13–191161054,543
Sep 20–26105945,860
Sep 27 – Oct 31011043,180
Oct 4–1095937,841
Oct 11–1763930,824
Oct 18–24531021,156
Oct 25–3136919,021
Nov 1–753914,172
Nov 8–1423712,621
Nov 15–211767,965
Nov 22–281698,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5556,083
Dec 6–12636,004
Dec 13–19645,423
Dec 20–26765,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2848,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • Mallard Anas platyrhynchosOften confused in Ohio: 40 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus69 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata54 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors49 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris31 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Wetland26%5%
Developed22%49%
Open water21%3%
Forest19%31%
Farmland7%11%
Grassland and shrub5%0.9%
Barren0.6%0.6%

From 1,146 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

3,915 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.