Water & shore birds
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca
“After a few patient moments one of the two birds slipped into the ocean and I was able to clearly see a chestnut-colored head and vertical white stripe down its side, a male Green-winged Teal!”
May 18, 2022 · Read the column
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May 18, 2022
After a few patient moments one of the two birds slipped into the ocean and I was able to clearly see a chestnut-colored head and vertical white stripe down its side, a male Green-winged Teal!
Apr 12, 2023
With a wingspan of only twenty-three inches, the Green-winged Teal is the smallest dabbling duck in North America.
Apr 10, 2024
With a wingspan of only twenty-three inches, the Green-winged Teal is the smallest dabbling duck in North America.
Apr 9, 2025
Also, on March 29 along the Sawyer Road section of the Spurwink River I noted a flock of twenty or more Green-winged Teals, two Greater Yellowlegs and a Northern Harrier.