KINSTON, N.C. (WNCT) — What exactly is a wood duck? 9OYS’ Zach Maskavich decided to find out, which meant a close encounter with Snuggles, the Wood Duck’s mascot. Snuggles, a one-year-old female wood ...

Mid-June, and a few days ago we saw a wood duck with two tiny chicks on Moose Lake. Another female with two fluffy ones came through my home pond, going downstream. That’s always fun. But it got more ...

2005-05-08 04:00:00 PDT Near Gridley, Butte County-- Judy Oswald climbed a stepladder, inched the lid off a large nest box attached to a steel pole, peered inside and gingerly inserted her hand. A ...

Q: We had a pair of wood ducks on our pond, but now I only see the male. Does this imply that the female is on the nest? A: It's possible. Female wood ducks nest inside cavities, either in trees or ...

During a trip I made to Central Park in New York City about 10 years ago, I noticed a very tame male Wood Duck. It was acting very Mallard-like and I soon found out why. It was soon joined by a large ...

Wood ducks nest seasonally in forested areas across North America from coast to coast in southern Canada and the northern tier of states. From southern British Columbia, a narrow strip of breeding ...

A great many birds spend the spring and summer months in the region. Waterfowl, however, are usually scarce aside from the ubiquitous Canada geese and mallards found at ponds, local park, golf courses ...

Wood ducks are known to lay their eggs in the nests of other birds — an act known as brood parasitism Earlier this month, wildlife artist and photographer Laurie Wolf peeped some exciting activity in ...

The male wood duck is one of the most beautiful birds on Earth. We’re lucky we can see them almost any day of the week, any time of the year, in Kathryn Albertson Park. They love to hang out under the ...

About 20 years ago, Susanna Roland saw a magazine photo of a wood duck. "I thought, 'Oh my gosh, what a beautiful duck,' " recalls Roland, a 49-year-old amateur photographer from New Holland. Thus ...

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), the LSU School of Renewable Natural Resources and several other partners are conducting a study of box nesting wood ducks across the ...