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[Jordyn Kaufer]

Well my dad and I were talking on the way home from my cabin and we were talking about ducks and how they migrate. And than the question came up.... Did ducks originally migrate south because the north was too cold Or did they migrate north because it was too hot? What are your guy's opinions..?

Kaufer

[BigWadeS]

Migrate south to find open water and food

[Jordyn Kaufer]

But did they migrate up here in the summer to cool off and find water and food? and then go back down south? Or migrate south and then north?

[dan z]

they come up here for the corn and potholes and migrate south for water nuff said

[brdhunter]

They come up here to mate in what used to be called the "duck factory" not sure what they call it now, but ain't no factory anymore thats for sure. (the ducks unemployment rate makes the US rate look silly)

They migrate South for food and water.

[ironman]

Of course, pre human there wasn't any corn fields. So what came first the duck or the duck egg? Eggs dont migrate...as least I dont think they do. Now that I think about it the last two weeks I did come home with two goose eggs. Hmmmmm. I think they fly to canada in the summer for the beer and south in the winter for the bikinis. Take off hoser. Good day.

[norwall]

Try using your computer n the web itself to look up factual information n there your ans will lie. btw may they head south like us humans for a lil r n r n a nice vacation lol.

[herm0026]

Both.. Its seasonal..

[herm0026]

Its been going on long before humans hunted them...

[tealitup]

Ducks go south to find open water. Ducks go north to find open water - as in the south many potholes are dried up.

It becomes instinctive after 1000 years

[dan z]

Ducks go south to find open water. Ducks go north to find open water - as in the south many potholes are dried up.

It becomes instinctive after 1000 years

good point never thought of it like that

[Dean Schellinger]

More shallow water seasonal nesting ponds up north in the spring with food to support young, and then south to find food and open water in the winter.