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Re: Mallards whistling

Subject: Re: Mallards whistling
From: Geoff Sample <>
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 23:10:03 +0000
Yep, drake mallards use thin, slightly nasal whistles in display. Easily
missed with lots of quacking going on. I've read about it, heard it and
recorded it.

Geoff.


on 9/11/05 9:23 am,  at
 wrote:

> Message: 12      
>    Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 20:18:30 -0800
>    From: "Martyn Stewart" <>
> Subject: Mallards whistling
> 
> Just a quickie, has anybody on this list heard Mallards whistle?
> 
> I have had a question about them whistling, I have hours of mallard
> recordings but I cant recall any whistling!
> 
> I know about this time they go through the courtship routine with plenty of
> quacking sounds for which I know I have.....
> 
> Wood ducks and Whistling ducks but Whistling ducks are not found in
> Washington State.
> 
>  
> 
> Martyn




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