Canvasbacks migrate through the Mississippi Flyway to wintering grounds in the mid-Atlantic United States and the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley (LMAV), or the Pacific Flyway to wintering grounds along the coast of California.

Do Canvasback ducks migrate?

Migration. Short- to medium-distance migrant. Migrates in small V-shaped flocks of 10–50 individuals. Canvasbacks occur year-round in some areas, but the individuals present in the summer versus the winter may differ.

Where does the Canvasback duck live?

Habitat. Canvasbacks breed in small lakes, deep-water marshes, bays, and ponds. They tend toward waters with a dense border of cattails, rushes, and reed grass, but in the boreal forest they use open marshes.