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Hunt Data · Waterfowl

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Every flyway has a migration fingerprint. The birds it carries, when they push, and the weather that moves them. Learn the birds, watch the fronts, and be set up when the flight hits.

Flying NowMallardNorthern PintailAmerican WigeonGadwallGreen-Winged TealWood DuckNorthern ShovelerCanvasbackRedheadLesser ScaupBuffleheadCanada GooseSnow GooseSpecklebelly
Species GuideMigration CalendarFlyway FingerprintsMatch the HuntDuck School
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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Flying Now
Mallard
Puddle Ducks
2.6 lb
Anatini
JAN
PEAK · Nov–Dec freeze push
DEC
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Flying Now
Northern Pintail
Puddle Ducks
1.9 lb
Anatini
JAN
PEAK · Oct–Nov, early mover
DEC
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Flying Now
American Wigeon
Puddle Ducks
1.7 lb
Anatini
JAN
PEAK · Oct–Nov
DEC
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Flying Now
Gadwall
Puddle Ducks
1.9 lb
Anatini
JAN
PEAK · Nov–Dec
DEC
Green-Winged Teal
Anas crecca
Flying Now
Green-Winged Teal
Puddle Ducks
11 oz
Anatini
JAN
PEAK · Oct, lingers late
DEC
Blue-Winged Teal
Spatula discors
Blue-Winged Teal
Puddle Ducks
13 oz
Anatini
JAN
PEAK · September
DEC
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Flying Now
Wood Duck
Puddle Ducks
1.4 lb
Cairinini
JAN
PEAK · Sep–Oct
DEC
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Flying Now
Northern Shoveler
Puddle Ducks
1.3 lb
Anatini
JAN
PEAK · Nov
DEC
Canvasback
Aythya valisineria
Flying Now
Canvasback
Divers
2.7 lb
Aythyini
JAN
PEAK · Nov–Dec
DEC
Redhead
Aythya americana
Flying Now
Redhead
Divers
2.3 lb
Aythyini
JAN
PEAK · Oct–Nov
DEC
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Flying Now
Lesser Scaup
Divers
1.8 lb
Aythyini
JAN
PEAK · Nov
DEC
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Common Goldeneye
Divers
2.0 lb
Mergini
JAN
PEAK · Dec–Jan
DEC
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Flying Now
Bufflehead
Divers
13 oz
Mergini
JAN
PEAK · Nov–Dec
DEC
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Flying Now
Canada Goose
Geese
9.8 lb
Branta
JAN
PEAK · Nov–Jan
DEC
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
Flying Now
Snow Goose
Geese
5.6 lb
Anser
JAN
PEAK · Nov & spring order
DEC
Specklebelly
Anser albifrons
Flying Now
Specklebelly
Geese
5.3 lb
Anser
JAN
PEAK · Nov–Jan
DEC
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