It might be a black-bellied whistling duck like the ones attracting attention at a man-made pond near Bathurst recently. Their son happened to be visiting, and he checked online and within two minutes had identified the bird as a black-bellied whistling duck. WATCH | Listen to the call of black-bellied whistling ducksThese ducks don't quack, they whistle Duration 0:39 Black-bellied whistling ducks, originally from South America, were spotted near Bathurst. Black-bellied whistling ducks neither walk nor quack like ducks. Darcy said there was a sighting last year of six black-bellied whistling ducks in Atholville, but they were gone before he had a chance to see them.

Source: CBC News June 01, 2022 17:01 UTC