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Waterfowl Identification
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Blue Winged Teal Raspy quackDrake has white mask Small fast flyingEarly arrival
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Cinnamon Teal Not found in Central Flyway Red eye on Drake Rare in this area
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Green Winged Teal Most common teal in this area Whistle rather than quack Fast and smallest teal
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Black Duck Yellow beak separates it from the mallard hen Dark underside Rare in this area
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Wigeon Whistling drake and quaking hen White wing patch/stomach that flashes in flight
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Pintail (sprigs) Pointed black tail is called a sprig Big, smart whistling duck Big slow wing span
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Gadwall (gray duck) White wing patch next to body Don’t like cold weather Short choppy quack
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Mallard (greenhead) Yellow beak and orange feet Loud quack Have been domesticated Blue wing patch Most common
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Wood duck Must have standing timber to nest Feed in flooded timber Most colorful Were endangered
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Shoveler (spoonbil) Nasty mud inhabitants Huge bill Very common
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Muscovy Commonly domesticated See around residential areas Red globs on head
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Ruddy Diver Short, wide blue beak Erect tail on water
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Canvasback Diver and big duck Not common in our area Fastest duck Pointed bill
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Scoter Diver that runs on top of water for a long distance before flight. No good to eat Common in area
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Hooded Merganser More of a Northern duck (rare this far south) Raised feathers on top of head
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Redhead Migrate to S. Texas coast Blue bill with dark tip Gray body Drakes “meow” like a distressed cat
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Canada Goose (Honkers) Largest goose Greater on East coast is bigger than Lesser found from Mississippi Flyway and west Like cold weather Hens/Drakes same
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Snow Goose Most common in this area Blue phase is usually immature snow Love crop residue Roost on water
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Specklebelly Goose Called “white Fronted” Second most common in this area Will fly with snows
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Whooping crane Protected (less than 300 left in the wild) Migrate to Aransas, Tx. each year Largest waterfowl Feed on Aquatic
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Cormorant Hated by fisherman because they feed on game fish
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Snipe Shoreline bird with very long beak They are a game bird that is “good” to eat
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Pelican Huge bill for scooping up water and fish to eat. Common around fish cleaning stations
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Heron Common shore bird Not a game bird
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Seagull Not a game bird
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Egret Another shore bird Not a game bird
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Sandhill Crane Feed on pastures and green fields “Excellent” to eat
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