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.

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.

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.

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!

View KEN CARLSON (American b. 1937) Cinnamon Teal Drake and Hen (Late 20th Century) By Carlson Ken; watercolor and gouache on paper; 20 3/4 x 16 3/4, framed 28 3/4 x 24 3/4; Signed; Edition. Access ...

The drake cinnamon teal was spotted in Daisy Nook Country Park in October 1991 and the drake North American wood duck made an appearance in Alexandra Park in September 2021.