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 Black Bellied Whistling Tree Ducks - Video
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05/17/21 07:07 PM
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Delta Duckman
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I live near New Orleans Louisiana. Tree ducks are all over our area near a park by my house. A few months ago I shot some video of them lined up on the bank of a drainage canal. You should be able to hear them whistling in the video as a drive by. They are there by the thousands. They love living in the suburbs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-h29J1zWmI
Last edited by Delta Duckman; 05/17/21 07:09 PM.
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Re: Black Bellied Whistling Tree Ducks - Video
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05/17/21 10:45 PM
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Eastxhuntr
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They’re thick in Crosby - I guess they’re just not that interesting to me
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Re: Black Bellied Whistling Tree Ducks - Video
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05/17/21 10:51 PM
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spacejunkie
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Saw a couple on Lake Fork this weekend. Been a while since I have seen any so it was a pleasant surprise.
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Re: Black Bellied Whistling Tree Ducks - Video
[Re: Delta Duckman]
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05/17/21 11:30 PM
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DLALLDER
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I see them almost everyday on Sandlin. They are pretty, orange bills & legs.
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Re: Black Bellied Whistling Tree Ducks - Video
[Re: Delta Duckman]
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05/18/21 01:06 AM
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Delta Duckman
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I have been trying for the last few years to get Tree Ducks added to the limit of the special teal season in September. We see more of them during the teal season than we do in the big duck season. Unfortunately the USFWS bureaucracy could care less about what goes on in the field and will not allow it to happen despite tree duck numbers increasing substantially over the last ten years.
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Re: Black Bellied Whistling Tree Ducks - Video
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05/18/21 01:41 AM
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They were thick last year in N.C. , they aren't supposed to be any where close to us.
Have only seen a few so far this year. Forrest
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Re: Black Bellied Whistling Tree Ducks - Video
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05/18/21 03:01 AM
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Are they cavity nester like woodducks? I wonder if they compete with wood ducks
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Re: Black Bellied Whistling Tree Ducks - Video
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05/19/21 12:08 PM
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Re: Black Bellied Whistling Tree Ducks - Video
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05/19/21 03:30 PM
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Cochise
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Are they cavity nester like woodducks? I wonder if they compete with wood ducks They'll nest just about anywhere. Cavity - ground - it doesn't matter.
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Re: Black Bellied Whistling Tree Ducks - Video
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05/19/21 08:22 PM
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Mad Max
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I have been trying for the last few years to get Tree Ducks added to the limit of the special teal season in September. We see more of them during the teal season than we do in the big duck season. Unfortunately the USFWS bureaucracy could care less about what goes on in the field and will not allow it to happen despite tree duck numbers increasing substantially over the last ten years. They migrate early, not being very cold tolerant. I would love it if they were added to a legal take during teal season, if only so I could add one more waterfowl species to my life list of game taken!
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Re: Black Bellied Whistling Tree Ducks - Video
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05/19/21 10:46 PM
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Guy
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You can hunt them early, you just need your Tree Duck tags. They are on sale now at walmart.
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Re: Black Bellied Whistling Tree Ducks - Video
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05/21/21 12:23 AM
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We have a few around Comal co. , but nothing like that.
A clear conscience is often the sign of a fuzzy memory.
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Re: Black Bellied Whistling Tree Ducks - Video
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05/21/21 01:35 PM
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They love the grain elevators on the MS River. I lived in Metairie and worked in Harahan for a few years. They would fly over every morning and evening by the 100s. Between the Audubon zoo and the canals they basically pile in anywhere to rest after feeding.
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Re: Black Bellied Whistling Tree Ducks - Video
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05/22/21 12:36 PM
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We have had those in Abilene this Spring. Had one at bird feeder in my back yard a week ago. My neighbor north of me has them at their bird feeders. Now that my tank is full I expect more ducks to show up. ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2021/05/full-25709-295607-635d45a1_1963_473f_b780_5dc4e4e13011.jpeg)
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