Rouen or mallard?

[eldridgebrood]

No reason to be sorry, dear. We were all new at one time. I wish I'd had such an easy way to ask others back then.

If it's a raspy call, it sounds like a drake. If it's not yet in nuptial plumage, you can watch for signs of a drake in the ones you've mentioned. Best thing you can do now if it doesn't have at least one sex feather (drake feather) is to look for hints of green on the head in the bright sunlight. That's where you'll start seeing it, and you often can't see it in the beginning unless they're in bright light.

Thank you.
Doofy doesn't make much of any noise at all...and there is no drake feather..I guess I will keep an eye out for the green as fall gets closer. Thank you so much. Not getting my hopes up, but am kind of excited at the small chance we could still have a drake!