Once nearly wiped out by overhunting and logging, nest boxes kept wood ducks from vanishing – and volunteers are still putting them up today.

So, my friends, we might take courage from the Wood Duck, ruffle our feathers, and leap! Not expecting to fly right away, but ...

Nest boxes can encourage owls to stick around your yard, but it's best if they're made of untreated wood. This centuries-old technique helps protect them.

If you travel to remote ponds in New Hampshire you may see a small colorful bird that was once threatened with extinction. (via NH Chronicle) ...

Duck boxes provide vital nesting sites for wood ducks and other cavity-nesting species, combating habitat loss and protecting ...

2022-2023 junior duck stamp, artist Madison Grimm, three time winner, Green-winged Teal. (Junior Duck Stamp 2022-2023, Madison Grimm/USFWS, Copyrighted, All Rights ...

News Photo by Kayla Wikaryasz On Monday, a wood duck nesting box is seen at Island Park, installed in April by the Sunrise Side Chapter of Delta Waterfowl. ALPENA — Michigan’s Youth Waterfowl Hunting ...

Another study in a series on Wood Ducks at the Cache Creek Nature Preserve has found that 2024 was a productive year for the birds, with record-high nesting attempts, eggs laid, eggs hatched, and ...

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SMITHFIELD – Chadwick Boyd (Bo) Harris, Jr. recently received his Eagle Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America. He is the son of Emily and Chad Harris of Smithfield. Chadwick (Bo) Harris.

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 ...

Wood ducks and a handful of other species of waterfowl are cavity nesters. Buffleheads, common goldeneyes, common mergansers and hooded mergansers are other duck species that nest in tree cavities, ...