You are likely to see a variety of migratory birds throughout the islands: the Kirkland's warbler, white - cheeked
pintail, zenaida dove, great lizard cuckoo, Bahama woodstar, La Sagra's flycatcher, Bahama mockingbird, thick - billed vireo, bananaquit, stripe - headed tanager, black - faced grassquit, and the Greater Antillean bullfinch.
A dry landing, then a walk to a brackish water lagoon frequented by stilts,
pintail ducks, sandpipers, sanderlings and more.
A lagoon behind the first beach often has flamingos, white - cheeked
pintail ducks, and migratory birds.
A small saltwater lagoon is home to white - cheeked
pintail ducks and black - necked stilts.
The various designs range from dove, teal, pheasant, mallard, diver duck, and
pintail all the way up to a Canada Goose.
On the other hand, the case of the northern
pintail caught continues to cause alarm since over 70 % have shot in their gizzards, a rate similar to that seen three decades ago.
First to leave for the flight south were
pintails, teals and buffleheads.
There are heavy concentrations of
pintails and other large ducks, and some geese, in the Tule Lake - Lower Klamath area, and waterfowl of all kinds are swarming into the central valleys — 59 % more than last year.
Aerial surveys of Canadian nesting grounds show mallards have done exceedingly well in all provinces;
pintails are down somewhat in both Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Dabbling ducks, especially
pintails and baldpates, are in good supply, with mallards about the same as last year.
First to arrive in the Southeast were the blue - wing teals, and
some pintails have moved into central and southern Louisiana and the coastal areas of Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina.
The bay is holding a few remaining blue - and green - wing teals; and goldeneyes, blue - bills, ringnecks and
pintails are migrating the length and breadth of the state.
GF of mallards from Galveston to La Vaca Bay and of
pintails from Galveston to Corpus Christi, with GG and OVG.
CALIFORNIA: After lull at Tule Lake FG as new flights of
pintails and mallards drop in.
GF of
pintails and widgeon arriving in Imperial Valley and gunners are averaging 3 to 4.
The cluster includes majestic tundra swans and red - faced sandhill cranes, along with green - wing teals, lesser scaups,
pintails, northern shovelers, widgeons, and the ubiquitous green - necked mallards.