Birds primarily use nesting boxes to raise their young in spring and summer, but a simple change can turn the abandoned ...

Some bird's nests are more than just twigs — they're protected, purposeful, and best left alone. Here are the ones you should ...

The Fairfax County Park Authority plans to build a walking trail from the Martin Luther King Jr. Park’s parking lot to the Little Hunting Creek wetlands, park authority officials told a gathering on ...

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The general public can apply to hunt on Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) for Duck and Quail through October 15. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources manages these WMA’s for outdoor ...

News Photo by Kayla Wikaryasz On Monday, a wood duck nesting box is seen at Island Park, installed in April by the Sunrise Side Chapter of Delta Waterfowl. ALPENA — Michigan’s Youth Waterfowl Hunting ...

Another study in a series on Wood Ducks at the Cache Creek Nature Preserve has found that 2024 was a productive year for the birds, with record-high nesting attempts, eggs laid, eggs hatched, and ...

Fall is the season when cavity nesting ducks such as wood ducks and hooded mergansers mark potential spring nesting sites. For folks who love waterfowl and are willing to put in the time, money and ...

DEAR JOAN: What is the right time to remove a nest from a nest box after the nestlings have fledged? I removed an abandoned nest last year that had four unhatched bluebird eggs. A new family built a ...

Wood ducks and a handful of other species of waterfowl are cavity nesters. Buffleheads, common goldeneyes, common mergansers and hooded mergansers are other duck species that nest in tree cavities, ...

This is the time of the year when I have a special meeting, down in the flooded part of my woods, with a very beautiful creature. It is one of the most colorful ducks and has the unique habit of ...