ML345124791
Contributor
Brian Shulist Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Wilno; Hwy 60; Wilno Hills Moraine/Kame
Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Juvenile, Unknown sex - 6
- Sounds
- Call
- Playback
- Playback not used
Media notes
Six young, without the female, gave these calls near the pond shore. The female flew in 10-12 mins after the young called. The young appeared to be several days old.
Observation details
At pond, first heard then saw 6 HOME ducklings, several days old, with no female in sight, moving along the pond shore. A Merlin was nearby and made several low flyovers over the pond surface but it didn't go for the ducklings. The young had bouts of calling which was distantly recorded. Amazingly, the female was seen flying into the pond ~10 mins after the young stopped calling. She swam to her brood and they joined her in foraging on the pond surface. The Merlin stayed perched nearby but made no attempt at an attack.
Additional species
Technical information
- Recorder
- Samsung Galaxy Tab E Lite: model SM-T113
- Microphone
- Accessories
- Original file size
- 3.4 MB