waterfowl. duck life cycle 1.paired up in winter 2.migrate north in winter 3.reach destination,...
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Waterfowl
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Duck Life Cycle
1. Paired up in winter2. Migrate north in winter3. Reach destination, usually where the hen was
born, a nest is created 4. Hen lays a clutch of 5 to 145. Incubates eggs while the drake leaves6. Hen leads duckling to water within 24 hours of
hatching7. Fully feathered by late August8. Fall begins in September
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Mallard
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Mallard
Habitat: ponds, marshes, and lakesFeeding Habits: aquatic plants, insects, seeds,
and small aquatic animals
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Pintail
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Pintail
Habitat: prairie potholes and marshes, including salt water
Feeding Habits: aquatic vegetation but also eats seeds and grains
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American Widgeon
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American Widgeon
Habitat: Marshes, pond, shallow lakesFeeding Habits: aquatic plants, seeds and grains
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Gadwall
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Gadwall
Habitat: freshwater and saltwater marshes, ponds, and lakes,
Feeding Habits: seeds, stems, and leaves of aquatic plants
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Northern Shoveler
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Northern Shoveler
Habitat: Freshwater marshes and prairie potholes
Feeding Habits: small aquatic organisms from ponds and marshes, aquatic plants and seeds
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Wood Duck
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Wood Ducks
Habitat: wooded ponds, rivers, streams, northern wood swamps, and southern wooded swamps
Feeding Habits: aquatic plants, acorns and grains
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Green-Winged Teal
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Green-winged Teal
Habitat: freshwater marshes, prairie potholes, ponds, and lakes
Feeding Habits: aquatic plants, seeds and grains
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Blue-Winged Teal
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Blue wing Teal
Habitat: freshwater marshes, ponds, prairie potholes, lakes, saltwater marshes
Feeding Habits: aquatic plants seeds and grains
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Redhead
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Red head
Habitat: marshes, lakes, reservoirs, bays, and saltwater marshes during winter
Feeding Habits: aquatic vegetation, stems, roots, leaves
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Canvasback
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Canvasback
Habitat: large freshwater marshes, lakes, reservoirs, saltwater marshes, bays
Feeding Habits: aquatic plant life
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Ring-Necked Duck
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Ring-Necked Duck
Habitat: lakes, reservoirs, inland watersFeeding Habits: aquatic plants and their seeds,
snails, and insects
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Bufflehead
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Bufflehead
Habitat: inland waterways, lakes, and reservoirs, bays,
Feeding Habits: small marine life, minnows, insects, snails
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Geese Life Cycle
1. Nest above the tree line on the arctic tundra of Alaska and Canada
2. Geese pair up on their wintering grounds. Mate for life, unless something happens to the other
3. Female constructs a nest of grasses4. Lay 4 to 12 eggs, incubates while gander stand
guard5. By late summer or early fall, young geese are
fully fledged and ready for long migration south
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Canada Goose
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Canada Goose
Habitat: Arctic tundra, freshwater marshes, lake, reservoirs, rivers, and even city parks
Feeding Habits: feed heavily on insects as young, adults eat wide variety of grasses, wheat and grains
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Tundra Swan
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Tundra Swan
Habitat: Marshes, lakes, reservoirs, inland waters
Feeding Habits: aquatic vegetation
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