We welcome back one of our favorites here at The Southern Roost, Dr. Kevin Ringelman of LSU to give us an indepth look at the Rise of the Black Belly Whistling Duck (BBWD). AKA Mexican Squealers. Have you ever wondered why you always see Wood Ducks and BBWDs use wood duck nesting boxes? Are Mexican Squealers hurting our native Wood duck population? How do swans come into this? On this episode we answer these questions and many more about a species on the rise here in Louisiana and across the south.

A link to a video on BBWD research: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtX8XrQgjt0

Link to Dr. Kevin Ringelman website: https://faculty.lsu.edu/ringelman/index.php 

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