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 ...

This week we'll be talking about teal. We have three kinds in Arkansas, the Blue-winged Teal and the Green-winged Teal, and the exceptionally rare (in Arkansas) Cinnamon Teal.

Migration habits: Blue-winged teal are the first ducks to migrate south in the fall and the last ducks to migrate north in the spring. Most spend the winter in the Caribbean Islands, Central and ...

Hunters target blue-winged and green-winged teal in the early September teal seasons. (Photo/Stan Adobe Stock) The Teal Trifecta: A Hunting Guide to Bluewings, Greenwings, and Cinnamons ...

This story was first published at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources website. COLUMBUS – Ohio’s hunting seasons for squirrel, dove, Canada geese, teal, and more open in early September, ...

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 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 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 ...

An early push of blue-winged teal and welcoming wetland habitat conditions on coastal prairies and marshes thanks to the wettest August in a century have set the stage for a great opening of Texas ...

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 ...