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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Well John the ducks you mention all nes=
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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">So I don't know about your rule!</s=
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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Enjoy the spring<br/></span>
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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Paul<br/></span>
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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Of yes Nancy bird sounds like a Common =
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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">make a low whistle when its still!<br/>=
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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Paul<br/></span>
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<br/>> On April 13, 2018 at 10:42 AM John and Nhung <nhungjohn@e=
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<br/>> I have seen various "sea ducks" in fresh water: scaup=
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<br/>> My brother saw a couple of buffleheads on Lake Milo north of =
Yarmouth earlier in the week.
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<br/>> Back in the summer of '83, I was crossing the "pond&#=
34; on the Mersey below Rossignol, I saw a small, dark bird swimming. It to=
ok off: looked like a Wilson's Petrel to me. Reported it to Phyllis Dob=
son.
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<br/>> Sea birds sometimes don't follow the rules!
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<br/>> -----Original Message-----
<br/>> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@ch=
ebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Ken McKenna
<br/>> Sent: April 13, 2018 8:41 AM
<br/>> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
<br/>> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Duck ID?
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<br/>> Hi Nancy
<br/>> Goldeneye are known as whistlers and their flight noise sound=
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<br/>> Common Mergansers sort of croak.=20
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<br/>> Ken McKenna
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<br/>> Stellarton
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<br/>> > On Apr 13, 2018, at 7:40 AM, NancyDowd <nancypdowd@=
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<br/>> > There are a limited number of ducks I have ever seen on=
this lake (L Torment, E Dalhousie, Kings Co). These include Mallard, Black=
, Ring-necked, Wood, GW Teal, Hooded and C Merganser plus Bufflehead in Fal=
l. Yesterday I heard whistling wings and Croaking. I did not see the duck(s=
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<br/>> > Maybe whistling wings is not really a good ID feature f=
or ducks. But the dabblers like Mallards and Black Ducks do not seem the =
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<br/>> > Thanks for any help here, Nancy
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