[va-richmond-general] Re: Where are all the female ducks?
- From: "IE Ries" <ieries@xxxxxxx>
- To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2003 21:08:06 -0500
I also noticed this amongst the Bufflehead flocks at Beaver Lake at
Pocahontas State Park. The numbers are a bit lopsided, too, for Mallards,
but I've always chalked that up the unsavory fall/winter slaughter of them
by the riffle toting types. The uneven Bufflehead ratios, however, is
interesting. I've seen them a few times on Gregory Pond at Rockwood Park,
and I *only* saw males then.
Irene Ries
Southside Richmond
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From: <WEalding@xxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 5:26 PM
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Where are all the female ducks?
> We have some open water on our subdivision lake and have noticed that in
the
> case of both Buffleheads and Ringnecks that there is a vast preponderance
of
> males. In the case of the Hooded Mergansers, the ratio is rather more
equal
> but still some males in excess.
>
> Is anybody else observing this? Any explanation?
>
> Wendy Ealding
> Chesterfield County
>
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