Star Tribune

Afield: A predator-safe way to install wood duck nesting boxes

BRAINERD, MINN. — Minnesotans with eyes and ears toward the outdoors likely know about the recent passing of Don (Duckman) Helmeke. Duckman had a passion for waterfowl -- in particular wood ducks -- ...
Star Tribune

How to ... prepare wood duck nesting boxes for spring

Old Man Winter has finally relaxed his grip on a landscape that's been frozen for, well, a long time. If that isn't enough good news, consider this: Tomorrow we will receive about four more minutes of ...
Seacoastonline.com

Create a nesting habitat for wood ducks

I participated in the iconic New Englander migration south to Florida during winter break last week. It hasn’t been a particularly cold winter, but it did feel good to be in the sun, and, even better ...
Brainerd Dispatch

Ask the Master Naturalist: Certain ducks benefit greatly from nesting boxes

Question: There are large bird houses on the shores of the lake I fish. Are these wood duck houses, and do they really help the duck population? Answer: They are probably wood duck nesting boxes, and ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Paul A. Smith: Nest boxes provide boost to wood ducks

HORICON - On the surface, wood duck houses don't look like typical gift boxes. They're just a few pieces of wood cobbled together to form a rectangular structure, including a roof and a baseball-sized ...
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 ...
Wicked Local

Woodworker builds nestboxes for wood ducks

HARWICH -- Harwich native Jeremy Wiley recently assisted local wood ducks and Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT) by installing two waterfront nestboxes at Cornelius Pond Woodlands, a 15-acre HCT ...
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 ...
Post and Courier

Winter is prime time for South's "summer duck"

Condo cleanup time Even though it’s still early winter, now is the time for Lowcountry residents in appropriate settings to install wood duck boxes and for those who have existing ones to clean out ...
WMAZ

Georgia's wood ducks thrive as nesting box efforts soar. Here's how they work

MONROE COUNTY, Ga. — December marks Georgia’s hunting season for various game animals, including ducks. While hunters gear up for the season, state wildlife agencies are busy preparing habitats for ...
Foster's Daily Democrat

Create a nesting habitat for wood ducks

I participated in the iconic New Englander migration south to Florida during winter break last week. It hasn’t been a particularly cold winter, but it did feel good to be in the sun, and, even better ...