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	Wood Duck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) is a medium-sized perching duck.
		Their breeding habitat is wooded swamps, shallow lakes, marshes or ponds in eastern North America and the west coast of the United States.
		The population of the Wood Duck was in serious decline at the beginning of the 20th century as a result of over-hunting and loss of suitable nesting sites.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wood_Duck (301 words)

	Wood Duck
		Wood duck is a fitting name for the species because it is indeed a duck of forest land, especially of bottom land hardwoods.
		The wood duck nests again and again until it is successful or until the end of the nesting season.
		The wood duck is especially fond of small acorns, particularly those of water oak, Willow oak, nuttall oak, cherrybark oak, and shumard oak.
	www.pfmt.org /wildlife/somethings/wood_duck.htm (3494 words)

	Wood Duck Houses
		Wood ducks can be found in southern Canada and the northwestern and eastern parts of the United States near wooded swamps, ponds, and rivers.
		Although wood duck populations have recovered, the largest threat to their future is the continued loss of habitat.
		Since wood ducks are highly mobile during winter, the most critical aspect of habitat interspersion, or the mix of different habitat types, is the proximity of suitable brood-rearing habitat to nesting habitat in the spring.
	www.abirdshome.com /woodduckhouses.html (1975 words)

	ACE Basin Species Gallery: Wood Duck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The wood duck occurs year-round in South Carolina and is the only migratory duck species that breeds abundantly in all geographic regions of the state.
		Wood ducks are prevalent in the rivers and swamps of the ACE Basin, where the female constructs a nest of chips lined with down inside a tall tree or in man-made nesting boxes fitted with dome-shaped predator guards.
		The wood duck is a common resident in the ACE Basin.
	www.dnr.sc.gov /marine/mrri/acechar/specgal/woodduck.htm (471 words)

	All About Birds
		A colorful duck of wooded swamps and streamsides, the Wood Duck is one of only a few North American ducks that nest in trees.
		The Wood Duck is a popular game bird, and is second only to the Mallard in numbers shot each year in the United States.
		Wood Ducks pair up in January, and most birds arriving at the breeding grounds in the spring are already paired.
	www.birds.cornell.edu /programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Wood_Duck.html (288 words)

	Wood Duck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The adult male wood duck in spring plumage is beautifully and elaborately marked.
		Wood ducks often feed along the banks of wooded streams, lakes and ponds where they find seeds and fruits of trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants.
		Wood ducks are adept at perching and pairs may be seen sunning themselves on tree branches.
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/tools/nestbox/woodduck.htm (599 words)

	EEK! - Critter Corner - The Brilliant Wood Duck
		Wood ducks will "tip up" and dip their heads under the water to find the standard wetland fare to eat like wild rice, smartweed, pondweed, bulrush, and lotus seeds, but they love to eat "out," of the water that is. They love fruits and nuts found in the woods like beechnuts, wild
		Recently, wood duck nesting habitat has improved with the maturing of "second growth" timber, however, there are still threats to their habitat from wetland drainage, agriculture, and some logging.
		Wood ducks are fun to watch, study and photograph because of their natural beauty.
	dnr.wi.gov /org/caer/ce/eek/critter/bird/woodduck.htm (663 words)

	Wood Duck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The range of the wood duck extends from southern British Columbia down the western sides of Washington and Oregon to Southern California and from southeastern Canada to the Gulf Coast and Florida.
		The wood duck nests in the natural cavities of trees and sometimes in old nests of the pileated woodpecker.
		Although the wood duck was once abundant throughout the United States, forestry practices and development almost caused the wood duck to go extinct around the turn of the century.
	home.sou.edu /~rible/wildlife/woodduck.htm (815 words)

	The Wood Duck
		Both drake (male) and hen (female) wood ducks (Figure 2) can be distinguished from other flying ducks by their relatively large head, short neck, and long square tails.
		Wood ducks are commonly found throughout North America from British Columbia and Quebec, Canada, as far south as Mexico and Florida.
		The wood duck is one of the "dabbling" ducks that obtain most of their food by bending forward until their tail sticks straight upward while they feed in shallow water.
	edis.ifas.ufl.edu /UW180 (2479 words)

	Wood Duck: Nature Snapshots from Minnesota DNR: Minnesota DNR
		Female wood ducks pluck down from their breasts to line the nest, where they lay 10 to 15 eggs during the spring; hatching takes place 28 to 31 days later.
		The wood duck was once almost extinct because of habitat loss due to the lack of old, dead trees where these ducks nest.
		In 1999, hunters harvested 124,300 wood ducks in Minnesota.
	www.dnr.state.mn.us /snapshots/birds/woodduck.html (309 words)

	AMERICAN WOOD DUCK By Paul Dye
		A duck of forested shallow water bodies and swamp, the wood duck is commonly known as woodie in the US, and as Carolina duck in Europe.
		In the early years of the 20th century that was not the case, wood ducks had virtually disappeared from much of their former range, which included the eastern half of the US and the far west coast.
		Although wood ducks in the most northern part of their range are mostly migratory, those that breed in areas where the freeze-up is not extensive often do not migrate, but simply gather at secluded local freshwater swamps and marshes.
	www.greatnorthern.net /~dye/wood-duck.htm (2150 words)

	Hinterland Who's Who - Wood Duck
		Wood Ducks are intermediate in size, between the Mallard and Blue-winged Teal; on average, males weigh 680 g and females weigh 460 g.
		From a distance, the male Wood Duck on the water appears as a dark-bodied, dark-breasted, light-flanked duck with a striped crested head and a light-coloured throat.
		The Wood Duck is much more widely distributed in the United States, where it nests in areas east of the Mississippi River, along the lower Missouri River into South Dakota, in eastern Texas, along the Pacific coast, and in a few other places.
	www.hww.ca /hww2.asp?cid=7&id=80 (2209 words)

	ADW: Aix sponsa: Information
		Wood ducks are sometimes mistaken for American widgeons (Anas americana) when flying because the white lines that wood ducks have at the back of their wings are not visible.
		Wood ducks are diurnal and with the exception of females with ducklings, they sleep on the water.
		Wood ducks sometimes occupy hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) nests and when hooded merganser eggs are left in the nests, wood ducks incubate the merganser eggs as well as their own.
	animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu /site/accounts/information/Aix_sponsa.html (1674 words)

	The Birdhouse Network - Wood Duck
		Wood Ducks are found in eastern North America from southern Canada to the southern coast of the United States.
		In northern areas, Wood Ducks arrive on the breeding ground soon after the ice thaws, usually in early May. There are, however, reports of Wood Ducks in Canada beginning to nest as early as the second week of April.
		Wood Ducks generally have one brood per season, but in the southern portion of the range, two broods in one season have been reported.
	birds.cornell.edu /birdhouse/bird_bios/speciesaccounts/wooduc.html (764 words)

	Wood Duck Society
		The wood duck is a member of the duck and goose family, Anatidae.
		Wood ducks live in hardwood swamps, beaver ponds, meandering streams, and rivers and artificial ponds surrounded by mature timber.
		Eastern wood ducks winter in the southeast, and western ducks winter in California.
	www.archerysociety.org /WoodDucks.html (681 words)

	Current Research
		Wood Ducks recovered from excessive harvest in the late 1800s and early 1900s to become the most abundant nesting duck in Illinois.
		Wood Ducks have ranked second to Mallards in the Illinois duck harvest for 31 of the last 36 years.
		The objectives of this study were to investigate Wood Duck nesting and success in natural cavities, the density of natural cavities suitable for nesting by Wood Ducks, and the physical characteristics of cavities used for nesting by Wood Ducks in a major river floodplain.
	home.grics.net /%7Eforbes/page3.html (381 words)

	Wood Duck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Writings from the early 19th century indicate that wood ducks were in abundant supply and very popular for their tasty meat and bright decorative feathers.
		The story of the wood duck is an example of how active wildlife management techniques can have a tremendous effect on the overall success of an individual species.
		This pamphlet is designed to serve as an introduction to the habitat requirements of the wood duck and to assist in the development of a comprehensive wood duck management plan.
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/1999/woodduck/woodduck.htm (474 words)

	Waterfowl of Chenoa
		From August to December the waterfowl are normally feed 50% to 100% wheat with the remaining percentage being Duck Breeder.
		Ducks that might nest on the ground are provided with bottomless nest boxes constructed from l" x12" shelving.
		Ducks are given preference during the spring and early summer.
	www.utm.edu /departments/ed/cece/waterfowl.shtml (2701 words)

	Wood Duck House For Sale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Wood duck boxes provide a man-made alternative, where hens can nest in relative safety from predators.
		Although wood ducks may build their nests between 2 and 70 feet off the ground, we suggest the nesting boxes should be erected on either wooden posts or metal conduit outfitted with predator guards.
		Wood ducks bring no nesting material to the box (the female often uses some of her own downy feathers), so it is best to supply some.
	www.woodduckhouse.com (425 words)

	The Wood Duck.--Summer Duck
		The Wood Duck passes through the woods and even amongst the branches of trees, with as much facility as the Passenger Pigeon; and while removing from some secluded haunt to its breeding-grounds, at the approach of night, it shoots over the trees like a meteor, scarcely emitting any sound from its wings.
		I observed that the sight of this faithful animal always immediately frightened the young Ducks to the shores, the old one taking to her wings as soon as she conceived her brood to be safe.
		Although the Wood Ducks always form their nests in the hollow of a tree, their caresses are performed exclusively on the water, to which they resort for the purpose, even when their loves have been first proved far above the ground on a branch of some tall sycamore.
	www.audubon.org /bird/BoA/F39_G4g.html (4165 words)

	Georgia Wildlife Web Site; birds: Aix sponsa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Prior to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, the Wood Duck was over-hunted to an extent that might have resulted in its extinction.
		Current concerns for the Wood Duck center on the increasing numbers of swamps and wet areas being drained and bottomland hardwood forests being cleared.
		The Wood Duck can be mistaken for an American Widgeon while in flight, but widgeons lack the white bar at the back edge of the wing and have white patches on their shoulders.
	museum.nhm.uga.edu /gawildlife/birds/Anseriformes/asponsa.html (693 words)

	Wood Duck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Wood Duck prefers lightly timbered country near water, be it swamps, dams, rivers or other waterways, where there is short grass or herbage beneath the trees.
		The Wood Duck is available for recreational hunting in Victoria, South Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory.
		Wood Duck are found over much of Australia, and they're legal game in all states except Tasmania where they are uncommon and protected.
	www.dpi.vic.gov.au /dse/nrenrt.nsf/LinkView/D67AE43730E6837E4A2567C300216C884E899088F680A8BE4A256DEA00243694 (858 words)

	Wood Duck Banding
		A wood duck box was given away to the youngster guessing the oldest recovery of a banded woodie.
		Ducks were moved into small holding cells and separated by vertical doors where kids were able to grab the ducklings and prepare for banding.
		When hunters or someone finds a banded duck they can call in the number and later receive a certificate informing them of where the bird was banded and who did it, along with the date and approximate age of the bird at the time of banding.
	www.parislanding.com /wood_duck_banding_aug02.htm (746 words)

	Wood Duck Fact Sheet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Wood ducks are found throughout the Atlantic, Mississippi, and Pacific flyways in riparian areas, lakes, streams, wooded swamps, and fresh water marshes.
		Wood ducks have a broad diet of seeds, fruit, acorns, aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates and insects.
		The wood duck belongs to a classification of ducks known as surface-feeders or marsh ducks because of their feeding habit of dabbling and tipping their back ends up.
	www.dnr.state.md.us /wildlife/woodduck.html (237 words)

	Free Wood Duck Pictures
		Wood Ducks are the most beautiful of all wild ducks.
		By the beginning of the 20th century, unregulated hunting had caused wood ducks to virtually disappear from much of their former range.
		The combination of efforts enabled wood duck populations to rebound enough to support conservative hunting in the 1940's.
	animalpicturesociety.com /woodduckpics.html (349 words)

	Wood Duck And Mandarin Duck
		As indicated in their physical and behavioral simlarities, the wood duck and mandarin are close relatives.
		The natural breeding ecology of the wood duck and mandarin is remarkably similar considering they are found half a world apart in nature.
		Interestingly, despite the fact wood duck and mandarin duck are close relatives with rather similar behavior, they are not generally known to interbreed with each other, even in captivity where the two are sometimes maintained together.
	www.gamebird.com /refs.html (907 words)

	* Duck - (Bird): Definition
		Most ducks confine their displays to the water (or land) surface, since their heavy weight relative to their wing area ("high wing loading") dictates continuous flapping and makes complex maneuvers,...
		Ruddy Ducks with their short bodies and upturned tails are commonly found in ponds and wetlands in the Imperial Valley.
		A very shy, dark brown duck, the Hawaiian Duck is in danger from both loss of wetland habitat and genetic swamping through interbreeding with feral Mallard Ducks...
	en.mimi.hu /bird/duck.html (946 words)

	Wood Duck Carving (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This hand-carved Carolina Drake Duck is made of wood and has a long down swept crest, head glossy green and violet with white strips and threat.
		My interest in carving began as a youngster when my grandfather's wood duck decoys needed heads because they were always being broken off.
		One type is Tupelo, a Cajun wood that grows in the swamps of the south of which only the soft part of the tree that is in the water is used.
	www.clenterprises.biz /woodduck.html (702 words)

	ODFW - Wood Duck Nest Box (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Unlike other waterfowl nesting in Oregon, wood ducks almost always seek a tree cavity in which to deposit their eggs.
		The lack of suitable natural nesting sites has led to the construction of artificial boxes which may be placed in areas used by wood ducks.
		If smooth or planed wood is used, tack screen inside box from floor to hole (rough wood or screen is necessary for ducklings to climb out).
	www.dfw.state.or.us /ODFWhtml/Education/Woodduck.html (322 words)

	Birds: The Wood Duck
		Its favorite haunts are wooded bottom-lands, where it frequents the streams and ponds, nesting in hollows of the largest trees.
		Sometimes a hole in a horizontal limb is chosen that seems too small to hold the Duck's plump body, and occasionally it makes use of the hole of an Owl or Woodpecker, the entrance to which has been enlarged by decay.
		For several years one observer saw a pair of Wood Ducks make their nest in the hollow of a hickory which stood on the bank, half a dozen yards from a river.
	www.birdnature.com /jul1897/woodduck.html (461 words)

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