re: Not seeing any teal yet

need a front for anything to change

Another wave showed up this morning in NW LA. Hopefully they're here in the AM.

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Many Guys with water up here, still not seeing birds, frustrating..

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Probably all over on Phil's place.

Seriously, Wham is probably loaded.

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I'm looking at you, Coco and Polar Pop

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Pressure is on.

Palo, not to divulge your intel, but are you seeing these birds north or south of town? I havent been able to get out and scout, but did see a few (maybe 12) on Cypress 3 weekends ago when I fished it.

It's gonna cool off in the mid 60's.

Forecast shows only one brief slip into the 60s with a quick return to summer. Is this enough?

Blue wing teal migrate more on a photo cycle than on cold weather. That being said, any front will push birds down as they seek shelter and food sources. The stronger the front line, the more birds will come. They have already started the migration, so we really only need the front to push them out of the states above us and down to our hunting grounds. I think this front should do that.

ETA:From this article LINK

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Weather Watching

Many duck hunters are Weather Channel addicts, and teal hunters in particular can benefit from recognizing a promising forecast. Blue-winged teal are influenced by subtle weather changes in early fall, and often a temperature swing of just a few degrees can send them packing.

"I like to have a cold front way up north of us, while our weather remains the same," Haydel says. "This will move birds down to us. On the Louisiana coast, slight weather changes can move the birds around. A wind change can move them from one part of a marsh to another, or scoop them out of the rice fields and into the marshes. I've even seen days when a 10-degree difference after a cold front moved our birds out."

"Ideally, I like to see a couple of weak fronts come through in the two weeks before the opener followed by stable weather during the season," Daughrity says. "A drop in temperatures or a good storm front will move every bird in the area south. A weak front during the season can bring feast or famine, filling the sky with new birds or moving everything out."

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The Last Coco

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Now that article got me pumped

I've been seeing birds on our hole North of town (check it most days before work), but got a report from a buddy this morning that saw a pile of them South of town. He's one of about three people that I trust to be able to give an accurate duck report.

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Blue wing teal migrate more on a photo cycle than on cold weather.

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Usually the males migrate down first. I heard that a lot of ducks didn't really start nesting when they hit the pothole factory this Spring due to weather so that may be a reason why the flight could be delayed some. Usually you get the first push of males and then the females with this years new birds arrive a little later and this is the real big push. They also seem to move pretty strong on a full moon and that is coming, I believe on the 19th.