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Blue-winged Teal
Anas discors
40.4761, -88.9712
Field Notes
Description:
Medium sized duck, the male has a dark blue gray head with a white crescent on the face. The upper body has dark brown with with brown to tan sides which have dark spots. The rump is white with a black tail. The hen is a mottled brown/light brown bird. Both birds display blue wing feathers near the base of the wing when in flight.
Habitat:
Shallow ponds, lakes and wetlands
Notes:
In our area these beautiful birds can be seen again in the fall as they pass through here on their southerly fall migration.
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