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Black Bellied Whistling Ducks
Posted on 7/2/23 at 3:35 pm
Posted on 7/2/23 at 3:35 pm
Saw a pair of these on my pond this morning. I live in North Alabama and these are the first ones I have ever seen. From reading on here seems like y’all are seeing them pretty regular in Louisiana.
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Posted on 7/2/23 at 3:49 pm to highcotton2
Yep. Seeing more and more of them around here. They are dumb, fly slow, and don’t decoy much but definitely eat good.
Posted on 7/2/23 at 3:53 pm to highcotton2
Last year, near my house in Metairie, there were thousands in Lafreniere Park.
Guy I know that lives near Audubon Park in Uptown NOLA claims that they spend the nights in the park, and shortly after daybreak they fly across the Mississippi River to Cargill in Westwego to feed on spillover grain. Don't know if this is true or not.
Guy I know that lives near Audubon Park in Uptown NOLA claims that they spend the nights in the park, and shortly after daybreak they fly across the Mississippi River to Cargill in Westwego to feed on spillover grain. Don't know if this is true or not.
This post was edited on 7/2/23 at 4:00 pm
Posted on 7/2/23 at 3:59 pm to highcotton2
quote:- Cornell Ornithology (eBird)
Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks have steadily expanded their range in the southern U.S. and their numbers have increased by approximately 6% per year from 1966–2019, according to the North American Breeding Bird Survey.
That works out to 22 times as many in the US as in 1966. They are common now in areas where they didn't used to exist. The original range was mostly Mexico to South America, as far south as northern Argentina. Now a few have even made it to Canada.
Posted on 7/2/23 at 5:09 pm to highcotton2
Saw my first ones in Venice 2002-2005 pre Katrina had to google them to see what they were. Crazy how they were never here but now spreading.
Posted on 7/2/23 at 5:21 pm to highcotton2
Yes they are taking over in Northeast La
Posted on 7/2/23 at 5:32 pm to highcotton2
Posted on 7/3/23 at 6:58 am to highcotton2
Played golf at frenchman's bend in monroe a couple of weeks ago. They were everywhere on every hole.
Posted on 7/3/23 at 6:22 pm to highcotton2
Where in North Alabama
Posted on 7/3/23 at 6:29 pm to highcotton2
They are delicious!!! One of my favorites
To eat.
To eat.
Posted on 7/3/23 at 10:20 pm to highcotton2
We have had flocks of 30+ for several years. And they are assho. Give the mallards all kinds of crap.
Posted on 7/4/23 at 7:05 am to highcotton2
Those dudes land on top of my house sometimes. Beautiful bird. Would mount. Great gumbo duck though! I shoot the shite out of them across the road from house in the bayou!
Posted on 7/4/23 at 7:57 pm to highcotton2
Had 3 on our place in NELA this last weekend. Definitely seeing more of them. Just started seeing them on our place last yr.
Posted on 7/5/23 at 9:24 am to highcotton2
Had never seen them before this year. Now we have 20-30 in the neighborhood pond. Pretty chill. They won't fly off our dock until the last minute and then will come back as soon as you walk away.
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