Saw a strange Duck today.

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Saw a strange Duck today.

Postby Caller1 » Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:24 pm

May be setting myself up, but here goes.

Pair of birds. brown bodied, darker reddish brown breast. VERY orange bill and matching VERY long legs. Slight nasally whistling when excited or flushed up. Broad white patches on the backs of the wings. Spotted in rice field in Rome, MS. Got within 40-30 yards of them twice.

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Re: Saw a strange Duck today.

Postby cajun squealer » Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:58 pm

I believe this is what you're looking for.

viewtopic.php?f=24&t=49044&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

I saw a pile of them this weekend too, except I was on the Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge in Cameron Parish, LA. 8)
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Re: Saw a strange Duck today.

Postby teul2 » Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:59 pm

Wingman saw a pile of em the other day too.
viewtopic.php?f=37&t=51130&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=15
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Re: Saw a strange Duck today.

Postby Doc & Nash » Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:56 am

IF we have a warm winter there might be a few guys harvest one
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Re: Saw a strange Duck today.

Postby hotty toddy » Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:18 am

Well, with global warming, I bet the BB whistling duck will be replacing the mallard for most MS hunters :wink:
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Re: Saw a strange Duck today.

Postby hotty toddy » Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:26 am

But seriously I would love to see one.

One better not fly in front of me I might just have to miss him a couple of times!!
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Re: Saw a strange Duck today.

Postby richard b evers » Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:57 am

are they good to eat?
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Re: Saw a strange Duck today.

Postby Roach » Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:27 pm

They call them Mexican Whistlers around Houma, LA. Enough hot sauce and they could be edible.
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Re: Saw a strange Duck today.

Postby dukbum » Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:33 pm

teul2 wrote:Wingman saw a pile of em the other day too.
viewtopic.php?f=37&t=51130&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=15


you sure you never seen one up close looks like..... :roll: .....well......nevermind! :? :? :?
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Re: Saw a strange Duck today.

Postby pondman » Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:13 pm

Got pictures of a group of 12 and a group of 8 near Money about a month ago!

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Re: Saw a strange Duck today.

Postby Pas Bon » Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:07 pm

cajun squealer wrote:I believe this is what you're looking for.

viewtopic.php?f=24&t=49044&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

I saw a pile of them this weekend too, except I was on the Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge in Cameron Parish, LA. 8)



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Re: Saw a strange Duck today.

Postby Caller1 » Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:13 pm

That was it. A pair of 'em. You reading this, the doc?
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Re: Saw a strange Duck today.

Postby Wingman » Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:37 pm

Caller1 wrote:May be setting myself up, but here goes.

Pair of birds. brown bodied, darker reddish brown breast. VERY orange bill and matching VERY long legs. Slight nasally whistling when excited or flushed up. Broad white patches on the backs of the wings. Spotted in rice field in Rome, MS. Got within 40-30 yards of them twice.

What was this?



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Re: Saw a strange Duck today.

Postby Click » Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:11 pm

I jumped a couple yesterday in a rice field in Suflower county.
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Re: Saw a strange Duck today.

Postby Boogerden Boy » Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:11 am

jumped 2 this mornin on our rice field about a mile southwest of ruleville
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