Discover Nature this week as a swift-flying, migratory duck begins returning to Missouri from the north. The blue-winged teal (Anas discors) breeds across North America, spending its summers as far ...

The handsome male blue-winged teal has a brownish body with an intricate spotted pattern. Note the gray head with a diagnostic bold white crescent on the face. Courtesy Tom Koerner/USFWS ...

Mortality: Blue-winged teal have the highest annual mortality of any of the dabbling duck species - as high as 65 percent. Long ocean migrations are thought to play a major role in mortality.

Aug. 9—ST. PAUL — Minnesota's blue-winged teal population is down 60% from last year, the Department of Natural Resources said in reporting results from its 2025 waterfowl population survey ...

The blue-winged teal prefers to live in small flocks, often only in groups of four to five pairs. It is a monogamous species, and during the breeding season, females will construct a simplistic ...

The blue-winged teal (male shown here) begins fall migration south in August, long before other migratory duck species. The bird is known for its intolerance to cold weather. (Courtesy of Dan ...

The stately greenhead rules with the duck hunting masses, but the blue-winged teal is the early bird favorite with Texas’ waterfowl crowd. Teal are always the first ducks to hightail it out of ...

The Blue-winged Teal frequents open country with freshwater ponds and lush vegetation as well as marshes and lakes in the summer. In the winter it is also found in coastal grasslands, pools and ...

The latest aerial teal flight, including the PDF files, by the Illinois Natural History Survey shows blue-winged teal moving on, but more northern pintails showing up; and Joshua Osborn does a ...

4 blue-winged teals (a small dabbling duck found in North America), feathers, head, wing tips, feet and innards removed from each, livers set aside To make the Cumberland Sauce, place the butter ...

Teal generally stay in Missouri only briefly, so the best time to find them usually occurs when cold fronts bring winds favorable for migration. Learn more about blue-winged teal and other migratory ...