Blue-winged Teal
Blue-winged Teal Information
Length: 14 - 16"
Habitat:
Breeding habitat: Freshwater marshes, marshy vegetation at the edges of ponds, lakes, and slow-moving streams.
Winter habitat: Shallow freshwater, brackish, or saltwater marches.
Diet: Seeds of aquatic vegetation such as grasses, smartweeds, sedges, pondweeds; other aquatic plant matter; insects, crustaceans, mollusks.
Male & female calls of Blue-winged Teal
Identification tips for the Blue-winged Teal Additional Information
Blue-winged TealPhotos, habitat, nesting, diet, feeding behavior, migration, range map, songs and calls. (From Audubon Field Guide)
Male and Female Blue-winged Teal
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Breeding Bird Survey Map
(This is an older map. More current map not available.)
(Image credit: USGS)
Range Map for Blue-winged Teal
From Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Christmas Bird Count Map
Historical CBC Map from USGS