Follow this step-by-step guide to making wood duck nesting boxes. It's easy to do and can make a real difference in local wood duck numbers.

Roger Strand grew up as an avid duck hunter, but now it's April in place of October that is his favorite month of the year. He's been maintaining nesting boxes for wood ducks beginning with his ...

"A hen wood duck peeks out of the PVC nesting house designed and created by George Wellenkotter in response to loss of natural habitat, primarily oaks, used by the birds each spring to hatch ...

Because wood ducks nest in cavities, they take readily to nest boxes. The construction and placement of boxes for this species is a traditional conservation project across the country.

Wood ducks nest seasonally in forested areas across North America from coast to coast in southern Canada and the northern tier of states. From southern British Columbia, a narrow strip of breeding ...

Wood duck hens dump their clutches on another mom Parasitic species take advantage of neighbor's nesting box.

The Wisconsin Waterfowl Association has received a grant from another bird conservation organization to help it produce 500 wood duck nest boxes.

Afield: A predator-safe way to install wood duck nesting boxes A rash of attacks forced an alteration to the older method of putting the boxes in trees.

As hunters gear up for the season, state wildlife agencies are busy preparing habitats for the upcoming nesting season, for species like the wood ducks' survival.

For many conservation clubs and individuals, tending to woodie nest boxes is a winter tradition. Bahls, 60, has been actively keeping wood duck houses for 25 years.