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Blue-winged Teal Sounds

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Manitoba, May 15, 1959Recorded by William W. H. Gunn / Macaulay Library
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North Dakota, June 08, 2012Recorded by Andrew Spencer
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Florida, March 23, 2014Recorded by Paul Marvin / Macaulay Library
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Wisconsin, May 13, 2012Recorded by Bob McGuire / Macaulay Library
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Washington, July 23, 1961Recorded by Charles A. Sutherland / Macaulay Library

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Calls

Male's call is a loud, high whistle or a nasal bleat. Female gives loud, evenly spaced quacks.

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