Cinnamon Teal was added to the Review List 7 Sep 1996; removed 14 Mar 2015
One adult male (1999-054) a few days prior to 17 January 1999, Cameron: marsh N of Little Chenier; submitted by Donna L. Dittmann based on 31 January 1999 Sunday Advocate newspaper article: photo and article by Joe Macaluso.
One adult male (98-118) from 7 Nov 1998-7 Mar 1999, Orleans: New Orleans, New Orleans East, drainage canal on Dwyer Road between Read Blvd. and Bundy Road; Glenn Ousset, David J. L�Hoste (ph taken 5 Dec), and David P. Muth (card only); NAB 53(1): 63, 53(2): 174, 53(3): 289.
One adult male (99-116) from 2 Dec 1999-13 Feb 2000, Orleans: New Orleans, New Orleans East, drainage canal off Dwyer Road, behind Methodist Hospital; Glenn Ousset (card), David P. Muth (card), and Kenneth V. Rosenberg (ph only taken 26 Dec). Reported as first present on 6 Nov 1999 in NAB 54(1): 61 and 54(2): 187. These three records presumably pertain to one individual (98-04) spending three consecutive winters at the same locality.
One alternate male (2000-21) on 20 Apr 2000, Rapides: 5 mi. NNW of Cheneyville; Roger J. Breedlove; NAB54(3):292.
One adult male (2002-067) on 16 December 2002, Cameron: Lacassine NWR, Pool Unit; Joseph P. Kleiman.
One alternate male (2006-62) on 29 Jan 2006, Rapides: Echo-Cheneyville Road; Donna L. Dittmann (ph) and Steven W. Cardiff.
One immature male (2006-57) on 25 Nov 2006, Red River: 32o11'09.67�N, 93o28'16.78 W�; Paul M. Dickson, Jr. (LSUMZ 179754, D. L. Dittmann*).
One alternate male (2007-03) on 13 Jan 2007, Vermilion: S of White Lake, near Pecan
Island; Craig Landry and Jeff Hepperman
One adult male (2007-039) on 8 May 2007, Cameron: large impoundment ca 1 mi. E Sabine Pass on Hwy. 82;
Paul E. Lehman.
One male (2007-100) shot on 29 November 2007,
Vermilion: marsh just N eastern shore White Lake at end of
�Phillips� Canal:�
Patrick Damas Moresi
(photo).
One adult male (2009-015) on 11 January 2009, Cameron: Lacassine NWR, Pool Unit at viewing platform;
B. Mac Myers III.
One male (2009-057) on 5 March 2009, Cameron: Sabine NWR;
Pair (2009-023) on 15 and 17 March 2009, Rapides: Cheneyville-Echo Rd., ca 1.5 mi. S Echo;
Jim E. Johnson
(ph).
This report includes the first accepted occurrence of a female in Louisiana.
One male (2009-109) on 16 March 2009, Union: beaver pond W Hwy. 33 bridge, N. side D�Arbonne Lake in
Eagle Point subdivision; Gerry Click submitted the report of a bird found and photographed by
Richard Lowery
(ph).
One male molting to non-breeding plumage (2009-070) on 27 September 2009, Bossier: Elm Grove, pond
SW of Elm Grove, 1.5 mi. from intersection Hwys. 164 and 71;
Terry Davis.
Two (basic male and �eclipse� male, 2009-77) on
6 November 2009, Jefferson Davis: WSW of Thornwell,
Hwy. 99 just S of Hwy. 380;
Daniel F. Lane
(ph).
As many as three (including two males, one
female, 2010-61) on 20 March-3 April 2010, Cameron:
Cameron Prairie NWR, Pintail Loop;
Paul E. Conover
(ph),
Dave Patton
(ph), and
Thomas Finnie
(ph).
One adult male (2010-050) on 12 December 2010, Cameron: Lacassine NWR, Pool Unit;
Dennis K. Demcheck
(ph).
One male (2011-009) 18 December 2011, Cameron:
Cameron Prairie NWR headquarters;
Paul E. Conover
(ph),
Jay V. Huner, and
Erik I. Johnson
(ph).
One male (2011-105) from 19-20 November 2011, Vermilion: W. Bell Rd., Vincent Mini-Refuge area, approximately 4 mi. N
Kaplan;
Erik I. Johnson and
Devin Bosler
(ph).
One male (2012-093) on 15 January 2012, Tangipahoa: Ponchatoula, Ponchatoula Wastewater
Treatment facility, S of Hwy. 22 and E of I-55/Hwy. 51;
Christopher G. Brantley
(ph).
One adult male (2012-121) on 6 March 2012, Vermilion: W. Bell Rd., W. boundary of the old Vincent Refuge, ca 3 mi. N
Kaplan;
Paul E. Conover
(ph).
Note: this record may pertain to the same individual (2011-105) from 19-20 November 2011
at the same locality and previously accepted (2013 LBRC Newsletter).
One adult male (2012-122) on 7 March 2012, Acadia: Toups Rd., ca 6 mi. SE Crowley;
Paul E. Conover
(ph).
One male (2012-036) from 21 December 2012-6 January 2013, Cameron: Cameron Prairie NWR, Pintail Loop;
Thomas Finnie
(ph) and
Dan O�Malley
(ph).
One adult male (2013-070) on 24 March and 13 April 2013
(presumably same individual both dates); Jefferson: Grand
Isle;
Phillip A. Wallace
(ph) and
Dan O�Malley
(ph).
One male (2014-001) on 3-19 January 2014, Cameron: Cameron Prairie NWR, Pintail Loop;
Billy Jones
(ph),
Molly Richard (ph),
Jay V. Huner,
Sandra DeHart
(ph), and
Thomas Finnie
(ph only).
One male (2014-003) on 15-16 January 2014, Tangipahoa: Ponchatoula, Ponchatoula Wastewater
Treatment facility, Hwy. 51, S of Hwy. 22 and E of I-55/Hwy. 51;
Mary Mehaffey
(ph) and
Janine Robin
(ph).
One adult male (2014-067) on 22 March 2014, Cameron: Cameron Prairie NWR, Pintail Loop;
Robert C. Dobbs (ph).
Two adult males (2014-028), one beginning 30 November 2014; two from 8 January 2015 through at least 15 February
2015, Cameron: Cameron Prairie NWR, Pintail Loop;
Sandra Dehart (ph),
Billy Jones
(ph),
Thomas Finnie (ph)
, Steven W. Cardiff
(ph) and Donna L. Dittmann (ph).
One male (2014-130) on 23 December 2014, Cameron: � mi. N of E.
end Grangerville Rd., ca 1 mi. N Cameron Prairie NWR; Cecil Morgan
(LSUMZ uncat.) and Donna L. Dittmann (DLD 11056).
One adult male (2015-078) on 1 January 2015, Cameron: Cameron
Prairie NWR headquarters; Erik I. Johnson (ph). A second individual was possibly a hybrid- the flanks were
dull and noticeably spotted, and there was a whitish patch toward the vent.
One adult male (1998-121) on 20 Dec 1998, Cameron: Johnsons Bayou, N of Hwy. 82; one
of two reported �in Cameron, Dec. 20� in NAB53(2):174. This record received three non-accept
votes on the first and second circulations, and two non-accept votes on the third circulation.
Following the fourth (or discussion) circulation vote, the record was considered unacceptable
based primarily on distant views and brevity of the description, which did allow elimination of a
potential hybrid Cinnamon X Blue-winged teal.
One adult male (1999-040) on 15 March 1999, Cameron: Lacassine NWR, Pool Unit. Quite possibly correctly identified,
but the description was fairly superficial and a majority of members believed that more detail was needed to confirm identification
and to eliminate the possibility of a hybrid Cinnamon X Blue-winged teal (e.g., see last newsletter).
One male (1999-107) on 17 December 1999, Cameron: Lacassine NWR, Pool Unit, near overlook. Same as above.
One adult male (2000-017) on 2 January 2000, Bossier-Caddo-Bienville: Bossier-Caddo-Bienville CBC. This report did not
receive an accept vote following a Discussion Vote, primarily because the description was exceptionally brief and did not eliminate
the possibility of a hybrid Cinnamon X Blue-winged teal.
One female (2005-039) on 7 October 2005, East Baton Rouge: Baton Rouge, Campus Lake on LSU campus. Members
agreed that photos better supported identification as a Blue-winged Teal.
One male (2005-055) on 29 November 2005, Cameron: Sabine NWR, pool behind Visitor�s
Center. A male Cinnamon Teal is a conspicuous duck and males are easy-to-identify under most
circumstances. However, this particular report was submitted years after the observation and was based
on memory. It also involved a distant individual and the observer provided understandably few
descriptive details. Although quite probably correctly identified, Members did not believe that the
documentation was adequate, especially in regard to ruling out a potential hybrid.
One male (2006-012) on 7 January 2006, Cameron: Lacassine NWR, pool unit. A female teal with the male was assumed
by observer to be the mate, however the report does not include a description of the female. Another possibly good record, but
hybrids not considered and eliminated.
Two males (2006-004) on 12 February 2006, Cameron: Lacassine NWR, pool unit. Reported a month later than LBRC
2006-012). All Members were reluctant to combine these records. This description did not eliminate a hybrid Cinnamon Teal x
Northern Shoveler, males of this combo apparently tend to look like overgrown Cinnamon Teal, e.g., see https://ebird.org/
checklist/S64618065. This bird was reported to be the “same size as a Northern Shoveler,” and lack of fine details about bill
proportions and iris color are troublesome. Certainly, probability would seem to greatly favor Cinnamon Teal over a Cinnamon
Teal-like Cinnamon Teal x Northern Shoveler.
One female (2008-037) on 6 April 2008, Cameron: Earl St., E of Cameron. Members were not convinced from the
photographs and description that a Blue-winged (or a Blue-winged X Cinnamon hybrid) Teal was eliminated from consideration.
This individual did not have a blank face or a noticeably large bill, and was apparently paired to a Blue-winged Teal.
One male (2009-50) on 12 January 2009, Acadia: Benton Rd., approximately 3.5 mi. S of Crowley. This record went all the
way to a Discussion Vote before it was decided that there was insufficient detail for acceptance. According to report the bird was
sleeping with head tucked for most of observation. There was no mention of how long the head was raised or how good a look the
observer had of the face. However, the reporter did state distance was too great for color of iris to be seen; that distance may have
also impacted how well bill shape could be discerned. Because at least three Members had recent experiences with teal that
initially appeared to be Cinnamon until closer scrutiny revealed otherwise, they believed that a hybrid Cinnamon X Blue-winged
teal was not adequately addressed or eliminated by the details presented.
One male (2010-129) on 20 February 2010, Cameron: 1 mi. S Gibbstown Bridge on Hwy. 27.
Unfortunately, there was no description of the bird�s appearance.
One adult male (2014-017) on 7 March 2014, Jefferson: Kenner City Park. This park has a reputation as a haven for exotic
waterfowl that have been released from captivity, a reputation that also taints the status of potentially wild native species that
could occur at this location. In the case of this male Cinnamon Teal, most Members took a conservative approach and considered
it highly likely that the bird was of captive origin. Therefore, the report was considered unacceptable on the basis of origin.
One female (2014-082) on 23 March 2014, Cameron: N of Broussard Beach (video). This record was resolved at
a Discussion Round. Review of specimens of female teal reinforced upon Members that their identification is not a
trivial matter. Details of the bird were difficult to resolve in the video, and some key characters (an obvious eye line,
dark lores, and a partial superciliary) were more suggestive of Blue-winged Teal even though the overall plumage was
somewhat brownish and the bill appeared somewhat larger and more spatulate in some frames compared to Bluewinged.
After considerable deliberation, Members agreed that the video was, at best, inconclusive for Cinnamon Teal.
Unaccepted Records
One male (1998-150) on 20 December 1998, Cameron: near Smith Ridge, N Johnsons Bayou (ABF card-only). Although
possibly a good record, details reported a fleeting view and there was no discussion of how hybrids were eliminated.
