These
are nervous birds, quick to take alarm. Their flight
is fast, irregular, with many twists and turns. In
a bunched flock, their movements have been compared
to those of pigeons.
When
open water is handy, wigeon often raft up offshore
until late afternoon when they move to marshes and
ponds to feed. The white belly and forewing are very
showy in the air. Drakes whistle; hens have a loud
kaow and a lower qua-awk.
