Whistling Ducks are not typical pond ducks
Typical pond ducks:
P Black Duck, both Teal, shoveler, Hardhead
Less typical but still pond ducks:
Freckled, Pink-ear, Bluebill, Musk Duck
Not pond ducks:
Whistling-Duck, Wood Duck, shelduck
It has been a good season for A Wood Ducks
-----Original Message-----
From: David McDonald (personal)
Sent: Friday, 8 December 2017 5:23 PM
To:
Subject: Where have all the ducks gone?
The numbers at the Bungendore dams have fallen markedly, except for the Plumed
Whistling-Ducks, 30-40 of them there at present - David
On 8/12/2017 1:15 PM, B&RGraham wrote:
> Surveys in Bonner, Forde and Yerrabi Pond in the last two days has
> shown a sharp drop in the numbers of ducks. Yerrabi this morning has
> only 2 female Hardheads and 2 Pacific Black Ducks. The flock of
> Hardheads at the back of Forde shops had gone. Has this pattern
> occurred in other places?
>
> Bill Graham
>
>
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