green-winged teal
noun
: a small Holarctic dabbling duck (Anas crecca) the male of which has a chestnut head with a green eye patch and a metallic green area on the wing speculum
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Hunting was limited to a lee along the shore on Monday but still produced three green-winged teal, three ring-necked ducks, two bluebills and one common merganser.
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Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2022
At 7 a pair of green-winged teal dropped within range and shotguns barked.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2022
Birds at Bell’s Neck Conservation Area in Harwich included 40 green-winged teal, 2 Wilson’s snipe, 2 lesser yellowlegs, 16 greater yellowlegs, 4 bald eagles, and 5 osprey.
—BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2022
Examples of birds to look for at the preserve: A variety of ducks including northern shoveler, green-winged teal and mallard.
—Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2022
Hampshire County: Observers spotted a gadwall in Ware, five green-winged teal in Hatfield, and a Barrow’s goldeneye on the south side of the Holyoke Dam.
—BostonGlobe.com, 29 Jan. 2022
Or soak up quiet of a cool July evening paddling on a Southcentral Alaska lake, watching a green-winged teal paddle with her chicks in tow.
—Mike Campbell, Anchorage Daily News, 28 June 2021
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Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2022
At 7 a pair of green-winged teal dropped within range and shotguns barked.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2022
Birds at Bell’s Neck Conservation Area in Harwich included 40 green-winged teal, 2 Wilson’s snipe, 2 lesser yellowlegs, 16 greater yellowlegs, 4 bald eagles, and 5 osprey.
—BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2022
Examples of birds to look for at the preserve: A variety of ducks including northern shoveler, green-winged teal and mallard.
—Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2022
Hampshire County: Observers spotted a gadwall in Ware, five green-winged teal in Hatfield, and a Barrow’s goldeneye on the south side of the Holyoke Dam.
—BostonGlobe.com, 29 Jan. 2022
Or soak up quiet of a cool July evening paddling on a Southcentral Alaska lake, watching a green-winged teal paddle with her chicks in tow.
—Mike Campbell, Anchorage Daily News, 28 June 2021
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