Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Country Harbour, Nova Scotia, June 1, 2008
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New England Biolabs, Rte 1A, Ipswich, MA,
June 6, 2008
Jeremiah Trimble mentioned a flock of 9 Black-bellied Whistling Ducks being
seen in Nova Scotia around the 1st of June the day
these birds were found in Ipswich. A look at a few images posted to the NS-RBA
web site appear to show our knobbed bill duck to
be one and the same as seen in the flock up north. The 2 photos in the
composite below come courtesy of Eric D. Mills
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The photos on the ends of the composite above were taken June 1, 2008 by Eric D. Mills in Country Harbour, Nova Scotia
The 4 photos below show the bird above and the rest of the flock on
June 1, 2008 in Country Harbour, Nova Scotia
all photos courtesy of Eric D. Mills
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New England Biolabs, Rte 1A, Ipswich, MA
June 6, 2008
The word was quickly spread on the location of these 9 beautiful "tree ducks" first reported to MassBird by James Style.
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3 images of the duck with the "lump" above it's bill
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 Tom & Lu heading back to Plum.. |
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The ducks were last seen flying south towards Hamilton as dusk fell. A
check of portions of the Miles River to the south
and the surrounding trees did not turn up the birds.
All photos taken with a Canon 40D & 100 - 400 IS lens
