Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Diet
Feeds on seeds, tubers, and other vegetative parts of aquatic grasses and sedges as well as aquatic bugs, crustaceans, and snails.
Habitat
Inhabits shallow freshwater marshes, small lakes, and rivers with dense vegetative cover.
Nesting
Lays 3-12 eggs in a scrape nest lined with vegetation and down; not usually near water. Incubation is 22-24 days and fledging occurs at 40-45 days.
Did you know?
One of the earliest nesting ducks in North America, the northern pintail makes a nest on the ground and lines it with feathers and grass.