Hope someone may find this duck sound chart useful.

1. Mallard

          A. Hen.............Quack.........................................Loud, Racous,Repeated

          B. Drake..........Kwek..........................................Reedy, Lower pitched.

   2.   Black Duck.

         A. Hen.........Very similar to above.

         B. Drake......Very similar to above.

  3.   G.W. Teal.

        A. Hen.............Quack...........................................Soft, High pitched.

        B. Drake..........A Whistle......................................Quiet, Mellow.

  4.   B.W. Teal (Blue Wing Teal are not very vocal, feed silently)

        A. Hen.............Quack...........................................Faint, Seldom.

        B. Drake..........Peep-Peep-Peep...........................In flight.

  5.   Pintail.

        A. Hen.............Quack...........................................Very seldom, Muffled.

        B. Drake..........Qua-Qua; also Whistle...................In flight, Mellow, Soft.

  5.   Widgeon.

        A. Hen.............Qua-awk; also Kaow.....................Loud, Repeated.

        B. Drake..........Whew, Whew, Whew....................Soft, Musical, Repeated.

  6.   Gadwall.

        A. Hen.............Quack............................................Softer & Higner than Mallard.

        B. Drake..........Whistle; Kack,Kack,Kack..............High. Loud.

  7.   Shoveler.

        A. Hen.............Quack.............................................Seldom,Faint.

        B. Drake..........Woh; Took......................................Seldom, Gutteral.

  8.   Bufflehead. (Nearly silent ducks, Both)

        A. Hen.............Quack..............................................Faint seldom.

        B. Drake..........A squeak..........................................Nearly silent.

  9.  Bluebill or  Lesser-Scaup.

       A. Hen.......................................................................Virtually silent.

       B. Drake...........Purr...................................................In flight, Repeated.

  10. Greater Scaup.

       A. Hen........................................................................Seldom talks.

       B. Drake...........Scaup,Scaup.Scaup............................Harsh, Loud, repeated.

  11. Redhead.

       A. Hen..............Squack...............................................Loud, High-pitched, Repeated.

       B. Drake...........Purring, or Me-ow..............................Deep, Repeated.

  12. Canvasback.

       A. Hen..............Quack................................................Similar to Mallard.

       B. Drake...........Peep; Croak; Growl...........................Wide vocabulary.

  13. Whistler.

       A. Hen..............Quack................................................Harsh, But very occasional.

       B. drake............Speer-Speer.......................................Not talkative.

  14. Wood duck.

       A. Hen..............Squeals, Squacks................................Rather loud.

       B. Drake...........Ditto; plus How-w-ett.........................Repeated in flight.

Now, when someone criticises your calling, you mearly have to know which species it sounded like in order to correct them. Anyone can sound like a duck obviously.

Enjoy................RED.