The Wood Duck nests in trees near water, sometimes directly over water, but other times up to 2 km (1.2 mi) away. After hatching, the ducklings jump down from the nest tree and make their way to water. The mother calls them to her, but does not help them in any way. The ducklings may jump from heights of up to 89 m (290 ft) without injury. – Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s All About Birds
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We had one wood duck brood this summer on the pond. One evening after taking her recess, the hen came in and landed in our neighbor’s maple tree. And me without my camera. The woodies are my favorite ducks…
Dec. 29, 2008
My son and I saw a wood duck swimming with other small brown ducks about it’s size in the most northern pond in Central Park in NYC–the beautiful Harlem mere. We’ve looked it up. What a suprise. Anyone ever heard of them in the winter in central park?
While not as common as in other seasons, Wood Ducks can often be found in and around NYC; not so likely in the rest of New York.