A hen wood duck lands in a small marsh, a habitat typical of the species. Both male and female wood ducks demonstrate great agility in the air and on water.

One day after hatching, a baby wood duck is ready to take a remarkable leap of faith. ... The hen pads the nest with down she plucks from her breast, laying one egg a day and 6-16 eggs total.

As exotic as the wood duck may seem, it is a common bird in our parts. But it wasn’t always so. During the Wild West days of unregulated market hunting, the bird’s fate appeared much grimmer.

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. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now.

Sound Like a Hen Mallard. Basic Duck Calls. How to Make the Key Sounds. Whistles and Grunts. How to Read Ducks. ... wigeon, and wood ducks can all be duped with the right sounds.

By Susan Bard, Bangor Daily News Staff The first thing I ever shot was a hen wood duck. I was an 18-year-old college student ...

If you have never seen a male wood duck, you are missing one of God’s most beautiful creations. Both sexes share a crested head. The males (drakes) are a rainbow of colors blending together in a ...

Wood ducks usually start to pair up in early February, with the first egg laid in the middle of the month. This year, ... The hen lays one egg per day over a two-week span.

Hen wigeon, like most of the hens featured here, quack. Buck Gardner’s 6-in-1 Whistle Duck Call. See it. Wood Ducks. Wood ducks make a very identifiable squeal in flight. (Photo/rayhennessy ...

Nest boxes provide safe spaces for cavity-nesting birds such as wood ducks and hooded mergansers to hatch their broods. . ... On May 13 he saw the hen hooded merganser poke out of the opening, ...