Blue-Winged Teal

• Size: 16" long // 23" wingspan
• Diet: aquatic insects such as midge larvae, crustaceans, clams, and snails as well as vegetation and grains
• Seasonal Habits: Migrate in winter
• Temperament: Not Aggressive

Pairs and small groups of this tiny dabbling duck inhabit shallow ponds and wetlands across much of North America. Blue-winged Teal are long distance migrants, with some birds heading all the way to South America for the winter. Therefore, they take off early on spring and fall migration, leaving their breeding grounds in the United States and Canada well before other species in the fall.