"The successful comeback of the wood duck can serve as a model for the recovery of other North American bird species," the American Bird Conservancy said in its profile on the species. Known for ...

The Twin Towns, nestled in the Red River Valley, connect the prairie potholes of North Dakota and prairie wetlands in ...

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 ...

Wood ducks are one of a relatively few North American waterfowl species that utilize hollow areas to lay and hatch eggs. The human-made nest boxes are placed on poles and situated in or along water.

The aptly named wood duck is one of a half-dozen species of North American fowl that utilize cavities for nesting. In Ohio, the common and hooded mergansers are the only other cavity-nesting ducks.

each year depicting a different North American waterfowl species. A drake wood duck stretching its wings over calm water by Valley City junior Claire Powell was Runner-up Best of Show in the 2023 ...

Wood ducks are thriving today in wetland areas across the United States. But this wasn't always the case, according to a new regional blog post from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).