From March to September, the wooden duck sits on my front porch, his long, white neck extended gracefully as he looks at the trees in the front yard and the ...

Our expert, Molly Brown, answers some of this month's most commonly asked questions.

A male Wood duck is spotted earlier this month with his new female Mallard in Central Park, and the two are reportedly finding love. David Barrett of Manhattan Bird Alert “It’s unusual for a ...

Thu, June 12, 2025, 2:49 PM EDT An image collage containing 2 images, Image 1 shows A male wood duck and female mallard swim in Central Park, Image 2 shows The pair of ducks standing on an ice shelf ...

As I travel alongside an old rusty fence that divides the lawn from a corn field, a female mallard duck bursts forth from the field-side grasses! A few ingrained flags go off in my memory: it’s ...

There is a moment that stands out vividly in my early days as a duck hunter. One sunny morning on a hunt with friends in California’s Sacramento Valley, hiding in bulrush as a flock of ducks came in, ...

Duck Watch 2025: No "Ruckus" Anticipated In Tuesday's Flyover, we mentioned a shocking development on the Minnesota DNR's Eagle Cam: A female mallard has moved into the nest and laid eggs. While this ...

Just 17 of more than 120 duck species worldwide perch in trees. Wood ducks are the only perching ducks native to the U.S. and Canada. Strong claws on their webbed feet help them cling to branches ...

In the early morning, we like to sit by the window, enjoy a mug of tea, and look out over a small quiet corner of the cove. We usually have our binoculars handy whenever we sit there, but in early ...

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.

Also, the 2021 Woods Creek and Deep Creek Canyon fires collectively burned over 60,000 acres across the Big Belts Geographic Area, overlapping with a large portion of the Wood Duck project area.