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Smith: Wood duck nest box program gets new wind beneath its wings

You've no doubt heard the saying "it takes a village to raise a child." I know from personal experience how powerful a supportive community can be to human development. The concept also applies to ...
Woodland Daily Democrat

Cache Creek Conservancy’s Wood duck nest boxes a moderate success

The wood duck breeding season at the Cache Creek Nature Preserve was considered a “moderate success despite receding water levels, according to a new study done by Harnawaz Boparai and provided to the ...
Timesonline

Duck, duck, nest: Ellwood Rotary, Boy Scouts building wood duck nest boxes

ELLWOOD CITY — Doug Slade is enthusiastic about the Boy Scouts, Rotary Club of Ellwood City and wood ducks. The Ellwood City Rotary president‘s three passions have come together as his club is ...
Berkshire Eagle

Building a wood duck nest

Q: After reading your column several months back about the declining tree habitats for wood ducks, we had several of the boxes made and now have a few questions about their installation...which we ...
Star Tribune

Nature Notes: Consider giving wood ducks a place to nest

You still have time to erect nesting boxes for wood ducks to help the returning waterfowl. Early March is a good time to put up one or more wood duck nesting boxes in a yard or area, even if the spot ...
Republican Herald

OUTDOORS: Wood duck boxes support and protect cavity nesters

PINE GROVE – It’s no contest – the wood duck is Pennsylvania’s most brilliantly colored duck, with deep chestnut toned breast feathers, a vibrant yellow-orange beak and eye rings and its sleek ...
Woodland Daily Democrat

Wood ducks doing well at Cache Creek Nature Preserve

A final report for 2023 at the Cache Creek Nature Preserve shows that more wood duck eggs are being laid and more of those eggs are hatching. The information bears out earlier studies, which showed a ...
Idaho State Journal

Wood duck nest boxes – a traditional bird conservation project

The male wood duck is one of the most beautiful birds on Earth. We’re lucky we can see them almost any day of the week, any time of the year, in Kathryn Albertson Park. They love to hang out under the ...
Columbus Dispatch

Nature: Nest boxes helped bring back wood ducks

A male wood duck is a startling sight, resplendent in a rainbow palette artfully patched together. The bird verges on gaudy but is too elegant to merit any descriptor that hints at tastelessness. It’s ...
Star Tribune

Mallards, wood ducks and blue-winged teal lead the state's harvest

The mallard is the No. 1 duck in Minnesota waterfowlers' bags because of its statewide prevalence. Its large size and the drake's florid coloring contribute to its trophy status among many ...
Citizen's Voice

Wood duck boxes support, protect cavity nesters

The wood duck is Pennsylvania’s most brilliantly colored duck, with deep chestnut-toned breast feathers, a vibrant yellow-orange beak and eye rings, and its sleek iridescent head crest colored with ...