Attending a duck calling contest where participants may be demonstrating the calls of different duck species.Avoid facilities that specialize in domestic duck breeds, however, as their sounds are different from those wild birds make. Visiting a local aviary, botanical garden, farm, zoo, or another facility that is home to different duck species and listening to their calls and other sounds.Practicing with those sounds can be especially useful when migrating ducks may not be nearby all year for in-the-field listening. Studying duck calls online or through various bird sound recordings, including hunting calls intended for specific duck species.This will help birders learn to better identify those common species and note when other sounds are audible that would indicate unusual visitors. Listening carefully to positively identified ducks, such as the familiar ducks at a local pond.The Spruce Home Improvement Review Board.
