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Index of Subjects Thanks all for these comments. That low croaking could be a Wood Frog. The whistling was due to wings as I could hear the splash landing beyond the trees. I heard low croaking in a wet field this morning and that was most likely Wood Frog. Nancy > On Apr 13, 2018, at 12:21 PM, rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca wrote: > > Well John the ducks you mention all nest on > fresh water with perhaps the exception of Red Breasted Mergansers. > So I don't know about your rule! > Enjoy the spring > Paul > Of yes Nancy bird sounds like a Common Merganser. All ducks > make a low whistle when its still! > Paul > > > > > On April 13, 2018 at 10:42 AM John and Nhung <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca> wrote: > > > > > > I have seen various "sea ducks" in fresh water: scaups, mergansers, buffleheads ... > > > > My brother saw a couple of buffleheads on Lake Milo north of Yarmouth earlier in the week. > > > > 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. > > > > Sea birds sometimes don't follow the rules! > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Ken McKenna > > Sent: April 13, 2018 8:41 AM > > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Duck ID? > > > > Hi Nancy > > Goldeneye are known as whistlers and their flight noise sounds like whistling. > > Common Mergansers sort of croak. > > Cheers > > Ken > > > > Ken McKenna > > Box 218 > > Stellarton > > NS B0K 1S0 > > > > > > > On Apr 13, 2018, at 7:40 AM, NancyDowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > 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? > > > > > > Maybe whistling wings is not really a good ID feature for ducks. But the dabblers like Mallards and Black Ducks do not seem the “whistle” in flight. > > > > > > Thanks for any help here, Nancy > >
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