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Apr. 2000 - Vol. 61, No. 4

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Blue-winged teal (Anas discors)

A blue-winged teal drake in breeding plumage glides through the calm waters of a western Missouri marsh. Although many species of ducks migrate in late February and March, blue-wing teal migrations peak in April and continues through May. Blue-winged teal are among the first waterfowl to migrate southward in the fall.--Jim Rathert