>At 12:39 PM 5/21/98 -0700, Michael Price wrote:
>>Sounds like Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
>Cathy wrote:
>After hearing comments and reading up on Muscovies I think the bird I saw
>was indeed either a young and/or female Muscovy duck.
>
Did you hear the call? That's an easy way to sex a Muscovy. The male
"huffs" (sounds like he's exhaling loudly) and the female has more of a
chirping call than a quack like a dabbling duck.

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It's good to be back.

Peggi
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