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Mission Statement
Wood Duck Society-Twin Cities, Minnesota
The mission of the Wood Duck Society is to educate and promote
sound management of wood duck populations and associated habitats
required for their reproduction and survival.
The society
encourages communication and public involvement in wood duck management.
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March/Spring Issue
The Spring isssue of the 'Wood Duck Newsgram'
is now available. If you are interested in receiving our Newsgrams
, click on the link below for membership information. The
Wood Duck Newsgram is published
three times a year.
Become a member today!
Wood Duck Questions?
Email us
and we will respond to help you 'do
your project right the first time' and have a successful wood
duck experience.
Super woody
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Spring Cleaning
Now is the time to clean out your wood duck nest boxes
if you have not already. It is also a
great time to 'remove' those nest boxes from trees and install them on
poles of wood or metal with a "cone guard" to protect the hen from predators!
The
"Best Practices"
method is a sure bet resulting in low maintenance. It is easy for you and a safe
haven for the hen. |
Roger Strand teaching kids about
"Best Practices"
at 'Prairie Pot Hole Day' in Willmar, MN.
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Click here
to watch film of the jump.
Photo by Stephen Straka
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Can't Wait!
The wood duck hen on the left decided to leave with her brood on June
1st of this year. One of the young ducklings just couldn't
wait! His impatience resulted in his being pushed out, which
really got the ball rolling. Eight ducklings and mom left the box
safely, but not until making an adventure out of it. Read about it
in an upcoming Wood Duck Newsgram article.
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The Wood Duck Society Annual Meeting a 'success'.
*Featured speaker: James Kelley,
Waterfowl biologist and Mississippi
Flyway Representative, USFWS.
Topic: “Wood Duck status in the
Mississippi Flyway”
The WDS annual meeting at Wargo Nature Center in Lino Lakes, MN on April 5,2008
was a huge success. Guest speaker, Jim Kelly gave his presentatioin and
slide show of the wood duck status in the Mississippi Flyway. A group of
just under one hundred attended and enjoyed the current information and Q and A
that followed.
A 'silent auction' followed that offered many wood duck
related items including a woody 'duck call' and the infamous wood duck 'bible',
Ecology and Management of the Wood Duck, by Frank C. Bellrose and Daniel J.
Holms.
Plans for next year's event are already underway with an
added session for 'youth and nest box building'. Stay tuned.
Wood Ducks in Inver Grove Heights, MN.
The
Wood Duck Society
receives many emails and letters from people like you. We
appreciate the opportunity to answer your questions and help you have successful
experiences with wood duck nest box management. We do our best to suggest
solutions to your inquiries based on advice from our diverse group of WDS
Directors, some with over 50 years of wood duck experience. We also
appreciate the photographs we receive with permission to use on this site and
our Newsgram.
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