The male wood duck has an iridescent “slicked-back” crest, red eyes, a bill striped with yellow, red, white and black, a bright-white “bridle” and boldly colored feathers on its body and ...

He’s been placing and monitoring wood duck houses on the Meeker County family farm for years. Monitor? In 2009, Slinden created a wood duck house spreadsheet. This allows him to know which ...