Retrieving a blue-winged teal back to hand. Stephen Maturen There’s not much difference between a knowledgeable teal hunter and an opportunistic one. You actually have to be a bit of both when hunting ...

There are three subspecies of teal commonly found in the U.S. For the most part, blue-winged and green-winged teal inhabit the Atlantic, Mississippi, and Central flyways. Green-wings, along with ...

Blue-winged teal begin to wing their way through Teller County in good numbers during early spring on the way to their breeding grounds. While some breed in the Rockies, they mostly breed in the ...

In North America, there are 64 species of ducks. None can get from Point A to Point B faster than the blue-winged teal. Just ask any duck hunter who blinked when a flock of blue-wings erupted ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2024 waterfowl population status report released Tuesday indicates another significant ...

Second, blue-wing teal also don’t care about decoys. They want motion. They’re like a young mallard on opening day in North Dakota. They see that motion and don’t mind whether you’re hidden.

In 1899, a duck hunter by the name of Dr. Yorke wrote about his experience hunting blue-winged teal and estimated the bird's flight at roughly 130 mph. That's the first duck species I ever tried ...

A male blue-winged teal drifts on the water’s surface. Watch for these small migratory ducks this week as they head south for their wintering grounds as far away as Argentina. "; This week on Discover ...

Wonder how hard it is to identify ducks at 130 mph? Here’s a mix of blue- and green-winged teal and northern pintail observed from the air on Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge. Joshua Osborn ...