Date: 4/10/24 7:45 am From: Ian Nisbet <icnisbet...> Subject: [MASSBIRD] Eurasian Green-winged Teal again
The male Eurasian Green-winged Teal returned this morning to the same pond in the salt marsh where I saw it on January 27. This time, it was accompanying a male American Green-winged Teal and two females. It was paired to one of the females and spent most of its time either displaying to her or driving off the other male. The two pairs flew off separately. I tried to compare the two females and could not see any differences.
I have only seen teal here a few times since January. They were usually in small groups of up to 5: there are usually more here in the first half of April. They rarely stay for more than half an hour, but I have checked them several times and did not see the Eurasian male again until today.
