FILE - A mallard ... FILE - A female bobolink stands atop a shrub near its nest, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, in Denton, Neb. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File) FILE - A canvasback duck takes flight ...

Mallard mums also take full responsibility for hatching the chicks. Once the eggs have been laid, the male ducks depart to form bachelor groups ... against those who stray too close to their nest.

The females are pretty cool, too, in the classically understated way of female birds. The wood duck is one of seven species of North American ducks that regularly nest in natural cavities.

A mallard duck rests on the edge of a path around the Tidal Basin as the sun rises in Washington, Sunday, March 5, 2023, with the Washington Monument in the background. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, ...

I guess birders have a sixth sense, or maybe lucky, or the old “time on task” adage works, but March 10 boded well for being a great day to bird. Why? The weather forecast was predicting a warm-up ...

FILE – A female bobolink stands atop a shrub near its ... a senior scientist at the nonprofit Ducks Unlimited. For several decades, waterfowl stood out as a conservation bright spot with duck ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — At least 112 North American bird species have lost more than half their populations in the past 50 years, according to a new report published Thursday. Among the birds showing ...

Wild Encounters Identifying Male and Female Ducks Posted: March 8, 2025 | Last updated: March 8, 2025 "Gold Shaw Farm, located in Peacham, VT, is a 158-acre homestead-in-progress. Started in 2016 ...

For several decades, waterfowl stood out as a conservation bright spot with duck populations growing nationwide ... Media Group and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The AP is solely responsible ...