The bright rusty plumage of the male cinnamon teal, a bird of western North America, is a visual delight. In flight, both males and females show powder blue in the wings as they fly fast and low, timed at nearly 60 miles per hour. They weigh only about one pound.

They are a common breeder throughout the state except in western Oregon and the high Cascades. They are most common east of the Cascades.

Hear the call of the cinnamon teal

Photo by Maxine Wyatt