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Anyone else seeing all of these bluewing teal???
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2003 10:53 am
by Greenhead22
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2003 10:59 am
by HDC
We have been killing one or two every time we go for about a month. Killed one this past Sat.
With the temps we have had this year, I guess they think they are in Mexico.
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2003 11:26 am
by SoftCall
hmmmm -- question is are they coming this way or going back north? Strange thing is that I saw a large concentration of pintails about 1 week ago. I seem to remember those birds heading north about this time last year. Aren't BW's and Pintails the first to head back? Just curious.
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2003 11:44 am
by predator
Very interesting observation. That sort of sums up our season. BW Teal do not nornally winter in the MS Delta. They should be long gone by now. Seeing BW Teal during this time of year definately supports the notion of warmer winters and lack of migration. Hopefully, we won't see anymore BW Teal after this weekend when this big coldfront blows them to Central America. Just big greenheads.
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2003 12:52 pm
by BIG TIMBER
BLUE WINGS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THE FIRST TO MIGRATE SOUTH AND THE LAST BIRDS TO HEAD NORTH.
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2003 2:17 pm
by Double_R
shot 3 in south delta over a period of last two weeekends December. i'll bet they're about to shag back down to Nicaragua or wherever:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=s ... ral_plains
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2003 6:21 pm
by judge jb
been seeing several green wings but no BW teal in my neighborhood.... can't imagine them headed north so early.. but would be a great time to harvest a mature drake..... good luck......
judge jb
Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2003 8:21 pm
by SoftCall
that's good to hear...
I do remember about 5 years ago we shot a fair number of bluewings until about the third weekend in December.
Glad to hear about the large numbers of greenwings...they usually show up right before the mallards on a strong front on my place. They also are notorious for keeping my honey hole from freezing up!
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2003 7:45 am
by RotDorn
it was the first one I dropped Sat morning.