What's a mottled duck? We were having a slow morning of duck hunting in a delta marsh outside of Seadrift, Texas. There were plenty of birds flying, just not in our direction. But then, my hunting ...

Mottled ducks evolved to fill a niche in the Gulf coast ecosystem. They don't migrate, staying put year-round in pairs or small groups. Unlike male mallards, ...

Biologists studying the Gulf Coast's mottled ducks aim to fit more than 200 hens in Texas and Louisiana with small electronic geotrackers, hoping to learn more about the endemic waterfowls ...

“Mottled ducks are a relatively new species to the Georgia coast, only having been established here since the late 1990s,” said Greg Balkcom, ...

A popular game bird for Louisiana hunters, the mottled duck, is at risk of becoming threatened, according to Audubon Louisiana, and hunting has nothing to do with the problem.

The ability to identify ducks, by species and sex, on the wing has always been a crucial... Tompkins: New season brings limits for duck hunters Chron Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

FELLSMERE — Some female ducks are wearing whip antennas as state biologists try to make sure the Florida mottled duck doesn’t start declining “until it becomes another Florida panther.” ...

A popular game bird for Louisiana hunters, the mottled duck, is at risk of becoming threatened, according to Audubon Louisiana, and hunting has nothing to do with the problem.

Mottled duck populations across the Gulf states, including Louisiana have declined. The species is Louisiana's only native duck, and the continued drop in their numbers means hunters will be ...