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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (sighting - Northshore St. Tammany)
Posted on 6/11/14 at 8:21 pm
Posted on 6/11/14 at 8:21 pm
Just a few minutes ago, I happened to be out on my 3rd floor patio (Northshore/St. Tammany) overlooking a 5 acre retention pond checking things out as I normally do with my **awesome** Canon Stabilizing binoculars when a pair of what I think were Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks flew by, circled back and landed out in the water about 50 yards from me. They sat for about for 10 seconds then bugged out. When I first saw them flying, I thought they might be Marsh Hens, but when they turned and flashed that big white stripe on the back of their wings, it got my attention. Very muted colors - almost a mauve type coloring on their head and breast. Definitely had the pink bill and feet.
Anybody have any scoop on these? Should I consider this a rare sighting? As you can probably guess, I've never laid eyes on one before. Thanks in advance...
Anybody have any scoop on these? Should I consider this a rare sighting? As you can probably guess, I've never laid eyes on one before. Thanks in advance...
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Posted on 6/11/14 at 8:22 pm to tigerpawl
They are fairly common around the lake. Bayou Castine is loaded with them.
Posted on 6/11/14 at 8:25 pm to tigerpawl
They are over the place in Central FL..
Posted on 6/11/14 at 8:26 pm to tigerpawl
I see them all the time around the house...
Posted on 6/11/14 at 8:26 pm to 4LSU2
quote:
Bayou Castine is loaded with them.
Posted on 6/11/14 at 8:29 pm to djangochained
We have some of those that hang around near work and across the street at NASA.
Posted on 6/11/14 at 8:29 pm to tigerpawl
Saw 2 last week at thib golf course
Posted on 6/11/14 at 8:32 pm to tigerpawl
They are all over south Texas
Posted on 6/11/14 at 8:34 pm to djangochained
quote:I need to get out more.
Bayou Castine is loaded with them.
Posted on 6/11/14 at 9:02 pm to tigerpawl
The Venetian Isles and Bayou Sauvage area has plenty. They are also in City Park.
Posted on 6/11/14 at 9:30 pm to tigerpawl
I saw some on the north shore the other day too. Does anyone know if they're good eating?
Posted on 6/11/14 at 9:32 pm to tigerpawl
Mexican whistlers
They're all over the north shore
They're all over the north shore
Posted on 6/11/14 at 9:32 pm to tigerpawl
That's about some rice eating mother frickers.
Posted on 6/11/14 at 9:34 pm to dat yat
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They are also in City Park.
Very thick there.
Posted on 6/11/14 at 9:42 pm to tigerpawl
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Should I consider this a rare sighting?
All over any golf pond in Houston.
Posted on 6/11/14 at 9:45 pm to gorillacoco
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good eating?
Gotta be better than pool doo.
Posted on 6/11/14 at 9:48 pm to dat yat
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Gotta be better than pool doo.
Very tasty and dumb as a box of rocks. Will actually re-decoy even after ripping into a flock. However, they usually all leave after the first decent cold front so by the opener, it's pretty scarce for tree duck action.
Posted on 6/11/14 at 10:54 pm to MWP
There are tons on northshore tributaries, as previously stated.
Posted on 6/11/14 at 11:12 pm to tigerpawl
They are in the hundreds in Slidell.
Posted on 6/12/14 at 3:54 am to tigerpawl
Theyre pretty common here in the summer. They midlgrate up from south america/central america. I seen them often in venice and even at my farm in poplarville. One of these days ima shoot one in the summer. Will look good on the wall
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