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Re: wild or what?



Shantanu and others,

Most of the ducks in the ponds at Duke Gardens are neither wild nor 
countable; they are purchased from waterfowl breeders.  The only "wild", 
countable waterfowl in Duke Gardens are the Mallards and Canada Geese.

Jeff Pippen, Research Associate
Biology Dept., Duke University  

On Tue, 9 Jan 2001, shantanu phukan wrote:

> Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 14:20:24 -0500
> From: shantanu phukan <phukan@email.unc.edu>
> To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
> Subject: wild or what?
> 
> Can anyone in the Triangle area tell me if the Hooded Mergansers and
> the Common Goldeneye on the lake at Duke Gardens are wild and thus
> countable? I just spent a half-hour ogling them and marvelling at how
> mallard-like they all were in their shameless pursuit of handouts from
> tourists. On the other hand the Mergansers were flying around quite
> swiftly and thus could not have had their wings clipped. 
> 
> Shantanu Phukan
> C Hill
> 
> 

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