California Waterfowl (CWA) proudly celebrates its 80th anniversary in 2025, marking decades of unwavering commitment to ...

Creative repurposing of old newspaper boxes provides nesting opportunities for ducks, aiding in wildlife conservation efforts ...

According to the Minnesota DNR, the wood duck was almost extinct because of habitat loss, but management efforts, including these artificial nest boxes, have restored the breeding wood duck ...

Gregg Bishop will discuss how man-made Wood Duck nesting assistance has greatly increased this bird's population numbers. Bishop makes duck box building kits that will be available for purchase ...

Daredevil duckling One day after hatching, a baby wood duck is ready to take a remarkable leap of faith. The fluffy chick climbs to the narrow opening of its nest and peeks over the edge. Its ...

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, bufflehead ...

I got the great idea last fall to build a wood duck box for a friend’s ranch. Well, you know how that went, one became four and then eight on three different lakes. I was replacing some boxes ...

“Nesting season typically starts in late January or early February,” says Frank. “Once the mother lays her eggs, it takes about 28 days for them to hatch.

Here at home the starlings constantly try nesting in our wood duck nest boxes and my greenhouse furnace chimney with as much as 18 inches of nesting material.

They say nesting spots can be hard for ducks to find, but the critters will use manmade nest boxes! FWC biologists make sure these are available along Florida waterways, and they also work with ...