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fatlazyless · 06-23-2023, 08:49 PM

Here's what causing the fecal bacteria at the Corcoran's Pond town beach ... www.waterville.com ... swim area. It is Mallard ducks that must have flown in from somewhere. They were having a feeding frenzy, or something? Tonite, after dark at about 9:15-pm, there were 45-50 Mallard ducks, males and females all lined up along the water's edge on the sandy beach running in and out of the water, apparently trying to catch something present in the water, something to eat?

Have never seen so many ducks in Corcoran's pond like that? But there they were, and it's an easy conclusion to assume the ducks are doing it, and the reason why the beach is posted with two yellow, NH-DES fecal bacteria warning signs first installed on June 15.

So, what's the fix for all these ducks, here, looking to eat a natural food source(?) present in the shallow water, there? Ducks like that probably create duck itch .... www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimmer%27s_itch ..... in the shallow water, as well as fecal bacteria.

Have you ever had a bad case of the duck itch? Well, I have and it can be really really itchy b-a-d in a shallow water area where there's a lot of water movement like incoming waves to stir up the parasite from under the small rocks.

06-23-2023, 08:49 PM	#30
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,546 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 297 Thanked 958 Times in 699 Posts	..... 45-50 Mallard ducks at the Corcoran's Pond town beach Here's what causing the fecal bacteria at the Corcoran's Pond town beach ... www.waterville.com ... swim area. It is Mallard ducks that must have flown in from somewhere. They were having a feeding frenzy, or something? Tonite, after dark at about 9:15-pm, there were 45-50 Mallard ducks, males and females all lined up along the water's edge on the sandy beach running in and out of the water, apparently trying to catch something present in the water, something to eat? Have never seen so many ducks in Corcoran's pond like that? But there they were, and it's an easy conclusion to assume the ducks are doing it, and the reason why the beach is posted with two yellow, NH-DES fecal bacteria warning signs first installed on June 15. So, what's the fix for all these ducks, here, looking to eat a natural food source(?) present in the shallow water, there? Ducks like that probably create duck itch .... www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimmer%27s_itch ..... in the shallow water, as well as fecal bacteria. Have you ever had a bad case of the duck itch? Well, I have and it can be really really itchy b-a-d in a shallow water area where there's a lot of water movement like incoming waves to stir up the parasite from under the small rocks. __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake! Last edited by fatlazyless; 06-23-2023 at 09:21 PM.