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Index of Subjects >>Paul said "Well John the ducks you mention all nest on >> fresh water with perhaps the exception of Red Breasted Mergansers". >> The only Red-breasted Merganser nest I know of was in the roots of a >> tree near a freshwater pond in St. Peter's. Billy On 13 Apr 2018 14:16, NancyDowd wrote: > Thanks all for these comments. That low croaking could be a Wood > Frog. The whistling was due to wings as I could hear the splash > landing beyond the trees. > > I heard low croaking in a wet field this morning and that was most > likely Wood Frog. > > Nancy > >> On Apr 13, 2018, at 12:21 PM, rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca wrote: >> >> So I don't know about your rule! >> Enjoy the spring >> Paul >> Of yes Nancy bird sounds like a Common Merganser. All ducks >> make a low whistle when its still! >> Paul >> >> >> >> > On April 13, 2018 at 10:42 AM John and Nhung >> <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca> wrote: >> > >> > >> > I have seen various "sea ducks" in fresh water: scaups, >> mergansers, buffleheads ... >> > >> > My brother saw a couple of buffleheads on Lake Milo north of >> Yarmouth earlier in the week. >> > >> > Back in the summer of '83, I was crossing the "pond" on the Mersey >> below Rossignol, I saw a small, dark bird swimming. It took off: >> looked like a Wilson's Petrel to me. Reported it to Phyllis Dobson. >> > >> > Sea birds sometimes don't follow the rules! >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca >> [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Ken McKenna >> > Sent: April 13, 2018 8:41 AM >> > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Duck ID? >> > >> > Hi Nancy >> > Goldeneye are known as whistlers and their flight noise sounds >> like whistling. >> > Common Mergansers sort of croak. >> > Cheers >> > Ken >> > >> > Ken McKenna >> > Box 218 >> > Stellarton >> > NS B0K 1S0 >> > >> > >> > > On Apr 13, 2018, at 7:40 AM, NancyDowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > > >> > > 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 >> Fall. Yesterday I heard whistling wings and Croaking. I did not see >> the duck(s) but believe this would be a Wood Duck. Ideas? >> > > >> > > Maybe whistling wings is not really a good ID feature for ducks. >> But the dabblers like Mallards and Black Ducks do not seem the >> “whistle” in flight. >> > > >> > > Thanks for any help here, Nancy >> >
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