A drake cinnamon teal, flying low over a California lake. ... Cinnamon teal are short- to mid-range migrants and, like bluewing teal, they begin their fall flight in August and September.

Drake cinnamon teal are easily identified by their reddish bodies, while hens can be distinguished from other teal by their wide, black bills. (Photo/Susan Hodgson) Hunting Methods.

The most effective 12 gauge loads for decoying teal — the loads throwing the densest, most deadly patterns — are 2 3/4 -inch rounds filled with No. 6, 7 or 7 1/2 shot.

A cinnamon teal is one of the most sought after ducks by waterfowlers, but if a drake came in with this hybrid, I’d have to shoot the crossbreed first. This bird has a white patch right behind the ...

Teal spun away from the decoys in every direction, then, almost as if it happened in slow motion, a single cinnamon drake tumbled to the water. “I got him,” Bard yelled. “I got him!