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Hunt Intelligence · Waterfowl

Read the Weather. Time the Flight.

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.

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NEW TO DUCKS?Three groups cover the sky: puddlers, divers, and geese. Start with Duck School to learn the daily clock, then come back and browse.
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Mallard
Puddle Ducks
2.6 lb
Anatini
JAN
PEAK · Nov–Dec freeze push
DEC
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Northern Pintail
Puddle Ducks
1.9 lb
Anatini
JAN
PEAK · Oct–Nov, early mover
DEC
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
American Wigeon
Puddle Ducks
1.7 lb
Anatini
JAN
PEAK · Oct–Nov
DEC
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Gadwall
Puddle Ducks
1.9 lb
Anatini
JAN
PEAK · Nov–Dec
DEC
Green-Winged Teal
Anas crecca
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
Wood Duck
Puddle Ducks
1.4 lb
Cairinini
JAN
PEAK · Sep–Oct
DEC
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Northern Shoveler
Puddle Ducks
1.3 lb
Anatini
JAN
PEAK · Nov
DEC
Canvasback
Aythya valisineria
Canvasback
Divers
2.7 lb
Aythyini
JAN
PEAK · Nov–Dec
DEC
Redhead
Aythya americana
Redhead
Divers
2.3 lb
Aythyini
JAN
PEAK · Oct–Nov
DEC
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
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
Bufflehead
Divers
13 oz
Mergini
JAN
PEAK · Nov–Dec
DEC
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Canada Goose
Geese
9.8 lb
Branta
JAN
PEAK · Nov–Jan
DEC
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
Snow Goose
Geese
5.6 lb
Anser
JAN
PEAK · Nov & spring order
DEC
Specklebelly
Anser albifrons
Specklebelly
Geese
5.3 lb
Anser
JAN
PEAK · Nov–Jan
DEC
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