The wood duck is one of seven species of North American ducks that regularly nest in natural cavities. The others are the hooded and common mergansers, common and Barrow’s goldeneyes ...

Pro tip: Cedar shavings work best as nesting material (pine shavings clump ... Slinden said waiting until the last minute isn’t the best wood-duck-box-checking strategy.

Nest boxes help many species of birds, including eastern bluebirds, tree swallows and wood ducks, by providing protection ...

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 the upcoming ...

Check out more types of ducks to look for in spring. A wood duck selects a natural cavity or a nest box, sometimes up to a mile away from water. If you live near water, put up a nest box and you ...

Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, which straddles Sutter and Butte counties north of the Sutter Buttes, is seeking volunteers, ages 18 and older, to take part in the seasonal Wood Duck Nest Box Program.

As ducks migrate back to the Northwoods, they’ll be looking for places to nest.Wood duck boxes are a good way for people to ...

including tree swallows as well as eastern bluebirds and wood ducks. Nest boxes offer numerous benefits for birds, including providing safe and secure nesting sites, increasing breeding success ...