Blue
                                                     Winged
                                                     Teal

The Blue Winged Teal is one of the smallest and fastest flying bird in North America

The bird is about 15 inches in length.The bird mostly eats seed and plants.The male bird has a 

gray blue head with a white shaped marking in front of the bill.  Aquatic invertebrates, seeds, and plants.he Blue-Winged Teal breeds from central Alaska throughout sub-Arctic Canada and throughout the western and central portions of the United States (except for the desert southwest). It also breeds in parts of then northeastern United States and along the Atlantic coast. High breeding densities occur in the prairie pothole region of the Dakotas. The Blue-Winged Teal can be found throughout the United States during migration, and winters in the southern United States. Large flocks of teals are easily found in Florida during the winter months.Blue-winged Teals are often found in shallow ponds, marshes and lagoons.

The Blue-Winged Teal is very common. It may be the populous duck in North America behind the Mallard.

Javia Robinson 5-409