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  1. 09-28-2018, 01:01 PM #1
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    Default Early migrators

    Are the gadwall and shovelers suppose to be down yet? I had 20 greys and 1 shoveler circle the dekes today,but no teal in sight.Also,I thought the shovelers dont fly alone.
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    Been seeing more and a few mottled ducks mixed in than last early T season.
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    A duck is gonna duck.


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    Few years back I had multiple groups of gadwall and pintails land in the decoys during teal season in the delta.
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    A September pintail...



    A September Shoveler...

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    Specklebellies are showing up in S. La too
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    I've seen some pintails already.
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    Seems to be no rhyme or reason. Funny how some bwt blow thru on their way south in September and then you kill blue wings on a frigid morning here in January.

    Like Cajun said.... ducks gone duck.
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    I see pintails and shovelers every September. Never seen gadwalls.

    There was a few of both hanging with this bunch, but luckily no screw ups.



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    Quote Originally Posted by willyworm View Post
    Seems to be no rhyme or reason. Funny how some bwt blow thru on their way south in September and then you kill blue wings on a frigid morning here in January.

    Like Cajun said.... ducks gone duck.
    We winter a good many on the coast, but the big January flocks are Southern Hemisphere birds heading back up north.
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    I've seen pintail in the delta in August.
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    Nice stack of birds Bogster...
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