That said, I have personally witnessed a small flock turn and light as a result of a hunting partner recreating the bird’s odd rising peet…w-o-o-O-O-I-T whistle. Wood ducks make a variety of ...

The black-bellied whistling duck is typically about 19 inches long with a 34- to 37-inch wingspan, but its signature whistle travels much further if it happens to waddle into a residential garden ...