On most of Lake Erie, the long-tailed duck is a rarity. If one appears on Ohio waters, it will make the rare bird alerts, and birders will stop by for a look.

Sea birds like long-tailed ducks can be seen on Minnesota's northern waters like Lake Superior in winter. Listen for their distinctive calls, which some describe as a yodel.

PORT HURON — Bob Soulliere was born to hunt ducks. He grew up on Harsens Island, which is kind of duck-hunting central in southeast Michigan, in a house with a hard-core duck hunting dad. The ...

I've seen my first long-tailed duck of the year as early as New Year's Day and as late as Dec. 31. In 1984, my first sighting was April 7, late in the spring migration.

Long-tailed ducks are spectacular birds, the males in particular. Both their summer and winter plumage is a striking contrast of black, brown and white. In the summer, ...

Clellie Lynch writes, "Long-tailed ducks are now in high winter plumage. This species is unique in that it has a complete winter plumage that devolves into a duller nuptial plumage. In winter, spying ...

Long-tailed ducks are also black-and-white. In winter, they have a white head and neck with a grayish patch at the cheek, according to a description from The Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

In addition to the long-tailed ducks, we saw scads of white-winged scoters. This species is also a rarity on Lake Erie. A prime reason for the abundance of long-tailed ducks and white-winged ...

But long-tailed duck and white-winged scoter are arctic breeders, seen in Michigan only in migration or occasionally on the lake during most winters.