My wood duck nesting boxes were placed in trees, and in the past I had made no attempt to deter predators. That, I realized, had to change. Why the sudden shift in the amount of predator problems?

Roger Strand grew up as an avid duck hunter, but now it's April in place of October that is his favorite month of the year. He's been maintaining nesting boxes for wood ducks beginning with his ...

Wood ducks are considered by most to be one of the most beautiful and striking of the North American ducks. Their scientific name, Aix sponsa, translates into “waterbird in bridal dress.” ...

As hunters gear up for the season, state wildlife agencies are busy preparing habitats for the upcoming nesting season, for species like the wood ducks' survival. To stream 13WMAZ on your phone ...

Significantly, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 prohibited the hunting of wood ducks nationwide. In the 1930s, artificial nest boxes proved to be a boost to the species' recovery.

A Telford (Montgomery County) man asks: Is it possible that a wood duck could be nesting this far from the Poconos? I have seen a pair of them in a swampy area along a creek near my home for the ...

Smith: Wood duck nest box program gets new wind beneath its wings Wisconsin waterfowl organization receives grant from prairie chicken group to help produce 500 more wood duck nest boxes.

The aptly named wood duck is one of a half-dozen species of North American fowl that utilize cavities for nesting. In Ohio, the common and hooded mergansers are the only other cavity-nesting ducks.

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 […] ...

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 ...