Most commonly hunted migratory birds in Maine

Stacker compiled a list of the most commonly hunted migratory birds in Maine using data from a report released by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in August 2025. Duck and goose species are ranked by the estimated 2024 hunting harvest in Maine.

#10. Ring-necked Duck
- Maine: 979 (0.2% of national harvest)
- National: 626,648
- States with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Florida: 140,058 (22.4% of national harvest)
--- #2. Minnesota: 53,061 (8.5%)
--- #3. South Carolina: 44,351 (7.1%)
--- #4. Texas: 43,659 (7.0%)
--- #5. Louisiana: 42,862 (6.8%)

#9. Long-tailed Duck
- Maine: 1,551 (6.5% of national harvest)
- National: 23,874
- States with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Maryland: 4,654 (19.5% of national harvest)
--- #2. Michigan: 4,378 (18.3%)
--- #3. New York: 2,943 (12.3%)
--- #4. Wisconsin: 2,321 (9.7%)
--- #5. Maine: 1,551 (6.5%)

#8. Bufflehead
- Maine: 1,590 (0.6% of national harvest)
- National: 275,897
- States with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Virginia: 43,421 (15.7% of national harvest)
--- #2. New Jersey: 23,613 (8.6%)
--- #3. California: 20,968 (7.6%)
--- #4. North Carolina: 17,995 (6.5%)
--- #5. Michigan: 16,051 (5.8%)

#7. Eiders
- Maine: 1,809 (15.0% of national harvest)
- National: 12,029
- States with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Massachusetts: 4,347 (36.1% of national harvest)
--- #2. New York: 4,232 (35.2%)
--- #3. Maine: 1,809 (15.0%)
--- #4. Rhode Island: 776 (6.5%)
--- #5. Connecticut: 432 (3.6%)

#6. Green-winged Teal
- Maine: 2,936 (0.1% of national harvest)
- National: 2.4 million
- States with the largest harvests:
--- #1. California: 332,993 (13.9% of national harvest)
--- #2. Louisiana: 263,211 (11.0%)
--- #3. Texas: 219,022 (9.1%)
--- #4. Arkansas: 209,789 (8.8%)
--- #5. North Carolina: 134,267 (5.6%)

#5. Scoters
- Maine: 4,652 (5.3% of national harvest)
- National: 88,025
- States with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Maryland: 20,053 (22.8% of national harvest)
--- #2. North Carolina: 16,380 (18.6%)
--- #3. South Carolina: 8,368 (9.5%)
--- #4. New Jersey: 7,194 (8.2%)
--- #5. New York: 6,770 (7.7%)

#4. Wood Duck
- Maine: 5,995 (0.3% of national harvest)
- National: 1.8 million
- States with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Georgia: 215,316 (12.1% of national harvest)
--- #2. Louisiana: 205,256 (11.5%)
--- #3. Arkansas: 175,526 (9.8%)
--- #4. Minnesota: 114,865 (6.4%)
--- #5. Wisconsin: 112,564 (6.3%)

#3. Canada Goose
- Maine: 13,957 (0.6% of national harvest)
- National: 2.4 million
- States with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Michigan: 167,809 (7.1% of national harvest)
--- #2. Minnesota: 149,423 (6.3%)
--- #3. Kansas: 147,696 (6.2%)
--- #4. Wisconsin: 141,923 (6.0%)
--- #5. Illinois: 140,829 (5.9%)

#2. Black Duck
- Maine: 14,437 (7.7% of national harvest)
- National: 187,389
- States with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Maryland: 27,614 (14.7% of national harvest)
--- #2. New York: 24,822 (13.2%)
--- #3. New Jersey: 18,456 (9.8%)
--- #4. Maine: 14,437 (7.7%)
--- #5. Virginia: 12,723 (6.8%)

#1. Mallard
- Maine: 18,352 (0.5% of national harvest)
- National: 3.5 million
- States with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Arkansas: 530,183 (15.3% of national harvest)
--- #2. Oklahoma: 201,683 (5.8%)
--- #3. Missouri: 187,251 (5.4%)
--- #4. Tennessee: 180,965 (5.2%)
--- #5. North Dakota: 164,401 (4.7%)