The Smokies are well south of the normal wintering range of this northern, tree-nesting duck. They are seldom seen on area lakes, but there are four records from within the park and a few records from just outside the park.

Park records, first three from Stupka (1963), are: Abrams Creek at the park boundary, February 1940; the Little River, December 1940; the West Prong of the Little Pigeon River, November 1961, and Cades Cove in mid-March 1985.

References:

Stupka, A. 1963. Notes on the Birds of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville.

Gough, G. A., Sauer, J. R., Iliff, M. Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter. 1998. Version 97.1. Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD.