10/31/2025
The beautiful Blue Winged Teal was released earlier this week. Getting him out there and ready for migration. Only a short stay with us but still happy we were able to help this one recover.
Here are a few fun facts about this pretty dabbing duck.
Long-distance flyers: They migrate from breeding grounds in Alaska and Canada to their wintering grounds in Mexico and South America, some may spend their winter in the southern U.S.
Blue-winged teals are among the first ducks to migrate south in the fall and the last to return north in the spring.
Dabblers: They are "dabbling" ducks, meaning they feed by dipping their heads into the water from the surface instead of diving. Their diet consists mainly of seeds and roots from aquatic plants, but they also eat invertebrates like insects, crustaceans, and snails.
