[NatureNS] salt water black ducks

From: "Fritz McEvoy" <fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com>
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Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:09:45 -0300
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<DIV class=RTE>Hi All,</DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>&nbsp;&nbsp; While chatting to a chap in Ingonish today he mentioned that he had&nbsp;some&nbsp;Black Ducks that had raised their broods along the shore of North&nbsp;Bay in Ingonish. I was somewhat disbelieving but he told me where to look and I was able to video a family group feeding on snails?algae?seaweed? I'm not sure what among rocks along the shore.</DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He said this behavior had begun when small ponds near the shore had frozen over in late fall and the ducks instead of migrating had adapted to&nbsp;coastal&nbsp;shoreline feeding.This spring they then&nbsp;fledged their young in the new feeding location. This has happened in at&nbsp;least two locations on North Bay. </DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The location did have a strong sulfur smell that may indicate a sewage outfall which has attracted the ducks.</DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Has this behavior occurred in other parts of the province and why would it occur? All the best.</DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fritz McEvoy </DIV>
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