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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A Hi Ron and All --- Ronald Arsenault <ronga@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote: > Hello Angus, Judy and all, > I find it interesting to contrast, both numbers and > species, the I find it quite interesting > that while definitely not absent, Mallard numbers > seem to be so low, especially given that Moncton and > Sackville, ~> Mallards and Blacks at this time of year will be in food rich areas - grain fields, tidal flats and so on. Ponds that you mention have lots of food for the species you mention but very little for Mallards and Blacks. This time of year all ducks have a very high energey requirement - what with new feathers growing, fat necessary to maintain them over winter or to migrate, females starting their egg metablism and so on. Mallards, Blacks, green winged teal and others will return to the ponds after dark to spend the night and leave early in the morning to more food rich areas - hence are little seen. Enjoy the fall Paul __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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