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An off-Broadway version of “West Side Story” has been playing out in Central Park this spring, as a male wood duck has found ...

Wood ducks stand out from other duck species in a couple ways. These ducks never quack. Instead, their call sounds more like a squeak; when they simultaneously make their call and fly, it sounds ...

Once on the brink of extinction, wood ducks nearly disappeared from America's skies—mirroring the fate of other species that vanished during the 20th century. A 2019 study published in Science ...

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 ...

One day after hatching, a baby wood duck is ready to take a remarkable leap of faith. The fluffy chick climbs to the narrow opening of its nest and peeks over the edge. Its mother paddles in a ...

And during those travels there was one species that always caught my attention: The beautiful wood duck. If you have never seen a male wood duck, you are missing one of God’s most beautiful ...

By the early 1900s, wood duck populations had plummeted so badly that some ornithologists were predicting its extinction by 1930. Bird boom: Birds of Ohio list grows from 420 to 443 species in 14 ...

While hunters gear up for the season, state wildlife agencies are busy preparing habitats for the upcoming nesting season, ensuring that species like the wood duck continue to thrive. At the Rum ...

You've no doubt heard the saying "it takes a village to raise a child." I know from personal experience how powerful a supportive community can be to human development. The concept also applies to ...