Twenty-five years after lead shot was banned nationwide for use in waterfowl hunting, ducks continue to ingest the toxic spent pellets. A recent study of pintails wintering on the Texas coast ...

In April, springtime conspired to give Washingtonians a much-needed palate cleanser: A mama duck nested on the roof of Planet Word’s downtown building, and last week, her ten ducklings hatched.Duck ...

The box had 13 membranes from wood duck eggs, indicative of successful hatching, covered by grass and feathers of a tree swallow nest, all topped off by screech owl pellets.

Looks like critters other than wood ducks won the latest battle over wood duck nesting box rentals at False Cape State Park last season. On a rainy Saturday, volunteers from Back Bay Restoration ...

In Wisconsin, nest boxes are commonly used to assist Eastern bluebirds, American kestrels and wood ducks. Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center will host a free seminar Feb. 29 with ...

Wood ducks nest in all 83 Michigan counties, according to the DNR. ... They feed on acorns and aquatic seeds and females lay an average of 12 eggs. Incubation takes about 28 days.

Then, more ducks paddled over from the other shoreline, and still more joined from around a bend. Soon, the count reached 18. For wood ducks, 18 is quite a flock, quite […] ...

But the nest may contain up to 40 eggs “due to a unique behavior called compound nesting,” or eggdumping, said Berlinghof. “Female wood ducks will lay eggs in multiple nests nearby.

Wood ducks nest seasonally in forested areas across North America from coast to coast in southern Canada and the northern tier of states. From southern British Columbia, a narrow strip of breeding ...

Duck devotees across the city had the privilege of following along with the journey—from the mother’s nesting days to the highly anticipated births—via a live video feed set up by the museum.