A small, brown duck with pale blue shoulder patches. The male has a gray head and white crescent in front of the eye. The female is mottled brown. In flight, they flap their wings very rapidly and fly in compact flocks. The Blue-winged Teal breeds across Canada and the northern U.S. and migrates very early in the fall and very late in the spring. Only about 5% of the population winter in the U.S, while the remaining 95% migrate more south.
Diet
Eat a variety of aquatic invertebrates, including insects, crustaceans, snails, and small clams, aquatic vegetation and seeds.
Activity Pattern
Diurnal (Active during day)
