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Bird ID Help
Posted on 5/9/23 at 8:53 pm
Posted on 5/9/23 at 8:53 pm
Took my boy fishing in the neighborhood pond this evening and saw these birds. Seem like a duck but kinda like a goose with pretty colors. Anyone know what they are? Should I have made a roux?
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Posted on 5/9/23 at 9:03 pm to tilco
Black bellied whistling duck or Black-bellied tree duck
This post was edited on 5/9/23 at 9:06 pm
Posted on 5/9/23 at 9:04 pm to tilco
Roux should have been made.
Mexican tree whistler duck.
Mexican tree whistler duck.
Posted on 5/9/23 at 9:07 pm to Ol boy
Thanks guys. Never seen one before. Cool looking birds for sure.
Posted on 5/9/23 at 9:20 pm to tilco
Another name that people call those are "Squelers". But the aforementioned Black Bellied whistling ducks is correct. They are considered as "tree ducks"...not a wood duck..but tree ducks along with fulvous whistling ducks.
Posted on 5/9/23 at 10:18 pm to tilco
They migrate here in the summer from Mexico and South America. They will devastate a newly planted rice field. They are very good eating but to eat them you would have to shoot them in the summer…and that would be illegal. 
Posted on 5/9/23 at 10:36 pm to Spankum
There is a big population that hangs out in Audubon Park in New Orleans in the winter until it starts getting warm. Where they go after that, I have no idea.
Posted on 5/9/23 at 11:06 pm to SloaneRanger
I've noticed them along West Esplanade canal in Metairie recently. I don't think I've seen them there before this year.
Posted on 5/9/23 at 11:17 pm to tilco
Had to downvote you because of the dumb question. I know there are no dumb questions, but there are autistic questions.
I can’t believe you didn’t know one of if not the most invasive waterfowl in North America.
I can’t believe you didn’t know one of if not the most invasive waterfowl in North America.
Posted on 5/10/23 at 6:39 am to Saskwatch
Last year there were thousands of them at Lafreniere Park.
Posted on 5/10/23 at 6:53 am to doublecutter
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Last year there were thousands of them at Lafreniere Park.
Every day they fly from Lafreniere Pk to the river. And back in the evening. Never followed hem, but I assume to the grain elevators to clean up any mess. Even in the dark you can hear them.
For the first time ever, we had on on a power line in front of my house last week.
They taste fine, but very thin breast muscles on them. Large legs though.
Posted on 5/10/23 at 9:14 am to tilco
I have four of them that showed up this year in the pond in the backyard. They hang around the dock. Not too scared of me or the dogs. The dogs are in the house or yard so they learned quickly that they aren't a threat.
Posted on 5/10/23 at 9:46 am to tilco
I think we are seeing them more frequently now because they are eating the apple snails.
Posted on 5/10/23 at 10:09 am to Kreweofwayne
quote:Are they? I know the Limpkins are.
I think we are seeing them more frequently now because they are eating the apple snails.
Posted on 5/10/23 at 11:08 am to Kreweofwayne
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I think we are seeing them more frequently now because they are eating the apple snails.
That seems like it would be a good thing right?
Posted on 5/10/23 at 12:00 pm to Kreweofwayne
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I think we are seeing them more frequently now because they are eating the apple snails.
Black bellied whistling ducks are grain and seed eaters.
You may be thinking of the limpkin. The apple snail is their diet. We see them around the duck blinds at Gueydan. They're very noisy birds. Look also for snail kites.
Limpkin
Snail Kite
Posted on 5/10/23 at 12:01 pm to SloaneRanger
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There is a big population that hangs out in Audubon Park in New Orleans in the winter until it starts getting warm. Where they go after that, I have no idea.
Posted on 5/10/23 at 12:58 pm to tilco
The are all over my neighborhood just N of Houston. Golf courses around here are covered up with them.
Posted on 5/10/23 at 1:31 pm to tilco
Mexican squealers
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