King Eider, Somateria spectabilis
Number of accepted King Eider records for Louisiana = 3
Accepted Records
One sub-adult male (1994-19) from 9 Apr.-18 May 1994, Jefferson: N side of Grand Terre Island, near the Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries Laboratory; Robert P. Russell, Jr., Bill Klein (ph), R. D. Purrington (ph), Jim Holmes (drawing), Ron Stein, Joseph P. Kleiman, John P. Sevenair (ph), Grace Lutschg (ph only), and Paul Conover (video) (FN 48(3):308; LOS159). This represents the first accepted record of any eider species for Louisiana.
Photo by Dan Purrington
One female (1994-80) on 11 Jun 1994, St. Bernard: Breton NWR, Chandeleur Islands, Curlew Island; Lawrence O'Meallie (ph); NASFN 48(5): 951, LOS News 167: 3.
One male (2001-13) in second year plumage found dead (specimen not saved) on 31 May 2001, St. Bernard: Breton NWR, North Breton Island; Joyce Mazourek [ph in NAB 55(4): 443] and Ed Creef; NAB 55(4): 442-443 (photo credited to Ed Creef in caption in NAB).
Photo by Joyce Mazourek