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Dabbling Ducks

Dabbling Ducks. By: Mackenzie Shoemaker & Marissa Cheyne . Mallard Duck. (Anas platyrhynchos). Female. Male. Wing Pattern. Male Female. Description: . 20-23 inches long with boat- like body shape 30-40 in wingspan. Male Iridescent Green head Thin white neck band Reddish Brown chest

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Dabbling Ducks

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  1. Dabbling Ducks By: Mackenzie Shoemaker & Marissa Cheyne

  2. Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos) Female Male

  3. Wing Pattern Male Female

  4. Description: • 20-23 inches long with boat- like body shape • 30-40 in wingspan • Male • Iridescent Green head • Thin white neck band • Reddish Brown chest • Grayish brown back • White in color between ribs and hips • Yellow bill • Female • Brown and Black Feathers • Dark Streak though the eyes • Orange & brown Bill • Both: • Orange legs and feet • Violet-Blue pack of wing feathers Iridescent- luminous color that seem to change when looked at from different angles

  5. Food & Habitat • Food • Aquatic Plants • Insects • Mollusks • Seeds • Habitat • Found near fresh water including lakes, river, pods, man made water features(backyard ponds) Reproduction • Mallard often cross breed with other ducks • Produce 4-15 eggs per year • Female have to incubate the nest for 25-30 days • Ducklings leave the nest within a few days • Family groups may remain together until the next mating season

  6. Range Map Help Migration • Widespread-northern and southern population • Year round residents of many areas • May migrate seasonally • Travel in pairs, or middle size flocks • Larger flocks are mixed with other ducks Behavior

  7. Range Map Help Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) Female Male

  8. Wing Pattern Female Male

  9. Description Length-17.3-20.1 inches Weight-14.1-28.9oz. • Male • Breeding Feathers- Head dark glossy green • Black Bill • Black Back • White Chest • Flanks & Belly Chestnut brown • Eyes are yellow Bill-2.5 inches long • Female • Duck Grayish Brown • Some feathers have light edging with darker centers • Olive green bill with yellow base and edges • Brown eyes Flanks- Feathers between ribs and hips

  10. Food & Habitat • Habitat • Breeds in open shallow wetlands • Winter- Freshwater & salt water marshes • Food • Small Swimming invertebrates • Some seeds Nesting • Reproduction • Starts in winter & continues through spring migration • Eggs • 8-12 eggs • Pale greenish gray or olive Marshes- area of low land that is flooded in wet season or at high tide and typically remains waterlogged at time

  11. Range Map Help Migration • Fall- Migrates to Southern Regions of North America Behavior • Filters mud though there bill • Swim with head stretched out • Bill skims top of water • Flight stay in tight bunches • Female and Male stay together through incubation

  12. Blue Winged Teal (Anas discors) Female Male

  13. Wing Pattern Male Female

  14. Description • Male • Slate Gray Head& Neck • Black Edged white crescent in front of the eyes & blackish crown • Breast & Chest are tan with dark brown speckles, and white spot of side of the rumb. • Upper wing is blue-gray • Bill is black • Legs & Feet yellowish to orange • Sound- “tsee tsee” • Female • Brownish gray head with darker crown and eye stripe • Breast & Side are brown • Upper parts are olive brown • Bill-gray-black • Leg & Feet- dull yellow-brown • Sound- high pitched sqeak

  15. Food & Habitat Food Habitat • Aquatic insects-midge larvae • Crustaceans • Clams • Snails • Grains • Grassy Areas in the Summer and in shallow ponds Reproduction • Northern Prairies of Central North America • Average of 10 eggs • Females change breeding sites from year to year in response to changing wetlands • Creamy White Egg Color

  16. Migration Migrate to Florida, Caribbean Islands, Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana , Mexico, and Central and South America Behavior • Female & Male separate during incubation • Form new partners every mating season • Mating Season- Summer & Spring

  17. CinnamonTeal (Anas cyanoptera) Male Female

  18. Female Wing Pattern Male

  19. Description 9.9-17.6oz 14.2-16.9inches Small Duck • Male • Bright cinnamon head & body • Dark tail and under tail • Upper wing has light blue patch • Back of wing is iridescent green • Eyes are red • Female • Gray brown overall • Dark bill with a small white area at the base • Upper wing has light blue patch • Back of wing mostly brown with a little green

  20. Food & Habitat Food Seeds, Aquatic Vegetation, Snails Zooplankton Habitat Fresh water sources of various sizes Reproduction • Separate breeding populations in North and South America • 4-16 eggs • Creamy white in color • Pairs are formed in February and March

  21. Migration Range Map Help Travel in flocks up to 30 & may mix with other ducks Behavior • Feed mainly on surface • Usually travel in groups of 3 to 5

  22. >. Works Citied Dubowy, P.J.. " Northern Shoveler." The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. All About Birds, Web. 28 Nov 2012. <www.allaboutbirds.org>. Drilling, N.R.. "Mallard." The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. All About Birds, Web. 28 Nov 2012. <www.allaboutbirds.org>. Bellrose, F.C.. "Duck Species Profile- Cinnamon teal." Delta Waterfowl. Delta Waterfowl, Web. 29 Nov 2012. <www.deltawaterfowl.org>. Gammonley, J.H.. "Cinnamon Teal." The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. All About Birds, Web. 29 Nov 2012. <www.allaboutbirds.org>. Bellrose, F.C.. "Blue-Winged Teal." The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. All About Birds, Web. 29 Nov 2012. <www.allaboutbirds.org>. "Blue-Winged Teal." Blue Winged Teal Facts. Ducks unlimited, Web. 29 Nov 2012. <www.ducks.org

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