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Yup, and back again in the summer =E2=80=9983, I scared a couple of =
Red-Breasteds (with ducklings) on Crane Lake, just west of Mill Village.
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They didn=E2=80=99t read the rules, either!
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of =
rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca
Sent: April 13, 2018 12:21 PM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Duck ID?
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Well John the ducks you mention all nest on=20
fresh water with perhaps the exception of Red Breasted Mergansers.=20
So I don't know about your rule!=20
Enjoy the spring
Paul
Of yes Nancy bird sounds like a Common Merganser. All ducks
make a low whistle when its still!
Paul
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> On April 13, 2018 at 10:42 AM John and Nhung <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca> =
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> I have seen various "sea ducks" in fresh water: scaups, mergansers, =
buffleheads ...=20
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> My brother saw a couple of buffleheads on Lake Milo north of Yarmouth =
earlier in the week.=20
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> 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.=20
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> Sea birds sometimes don't follow the rules!=20
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> -----Original Message-----=20
> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Ken McKenna=20
> Sent: April 13, 2018 8:41 AM=20
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Duck ID?=20
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> Hi Nancy=20
> Goldeneye are known as whistlers and their flight noise sounds like =
whistling.=20
> Common Mergansers sort of croak.=20
> Cheers=20
> Ken=20
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> Ken McKenna=20
> Box 218=20
> Stellarton=20
> NS B0K 1S0=20
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> > On Apr 13, 2018, at 7:40 AM, NancyDowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> wrote: =
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> > 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?=20
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> > Maybe whistling wings is not really a good ID feature for ducks. But =
the dabblers like Mallards and Black Ducks do not seem the =
=E2=80=9Cwhistle=E2=80=9D in flight.=20
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> > Thanks for any help here, Nancy=20
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D'>Yup, and back again in the summer =E2=80=9983, I scared a couple of =
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D'>They didn=E2=80=99t read the rules, either!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
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naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] =
<b>On Behalf Of </b>rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca<br><b>Sent:</b> April 13, =
2018 12:21 PM<br><b>To:</b> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> =
RE: [NatureNS] Duck ID?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Well =
John the ducks you mention all nest on <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>fresh water with perhaps the exception of Red Breasted =
Mergansers. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>So I don't =
know about your rule! <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Enjoy the spring<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Paul<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Of =
yes Nancy bird sounds like a Common Merganser. All =
ducks<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>make a low whistle =
when its still!<o:p></o:p><