Are canvasbacks rare?

Like all trophies, canvasbacks are rare — at least relatively. Canvasbacks are, and always have been, one of the least common of North America's common duck species. Their habitat requirements, both nesting and wintering, are so narrow as to limit their numbers even in the best of times.

Where can you find canvasbacks?

About the Canvasback

Canvasbacks breed in the Prairie Pothole Region of North America. They prefer to nest over water on permanent Prairie marshes surrounded by emergent vegetation, such as cattails and bulrushes, which provide protective cover.