Comments on: 31 Cool Bird Facts #20 – Wood Duck http://birdfreak.com/31-cool-bird-facts-20-wood-duck/ Bird Conservation Marketing - Promoting Conservation Through Birding Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:26:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike Feller http://birdfreak.com/31-cool-bird-facts-20-wood-duck/comment-page-1/#comment-17954 Mike Feller Thu, 12 May 2011 14:56:45 +0000 http://birdfreak.com/?p=1910#comment-17954 Referring to my previous inquiry, I know that I do have a pair of wood ducks in the trees behind my house, and there is water nearby. I just have never been able to find anywhere that ducks have this characteristic flight. It's definitely not a raptor, it never glides or soars - always a rapid wingbeat. Kind of hard to judge since it is so high, but it appears to be about the size and shape of a duck. Referring to my previous inquiry, I know that I do have a pair of wood ducks in the trees behind my house, and there is water nearby. I just have never been able to find anywhere that ducks have this characteristic flight. It’s definitely not a raptor, it never glides or soars – always a rapid wingbeat. Kind of hard to judge since it is so high, but it appears to be about the size and shape of a duck.

]]> By: The Birdfreak Team http://birdfreak.com/31-cool-bird-facts-20-wood-duck/comment-page-1/#comment-17650 The Birdfreak Team Mon, 09 May 2011 13:00:07 +0000 http://birdfreak.com/?p=1910#comment-17650 Mike - is there a pond or other water nearby? Wood Ducks are usually close to water (although I've had one in my city backyard rather far from it). I am guessing a raptor (hawk, falcon) since it is flying for a long time and by itself. What is the size, shape, and any other details? Mike – is there a pond or other water nearby? Wood Ducks are usually close to water (although I’ve had one in my city backyard rather far from it). I am guessing a raptor (hawk, falcon) since it is flying for a long time and by itself. What is the size, shape, and any other details?

]]> By: Mike Feller http://birdfreak.com/31-cool-bird-facts-20-wood-duck/comment-page-1/#comment-17325 Mike Feller Fri, 06 May 2011 15:29:38 +0000 http://birdfreak.com/?p=1910#comment-17325 I live in eastern SD and have a bird that spends hours flying round and round over my farm (singly), rising and dropping, rising and dropping. As it descends you can hear a whistling wingbeat. It flies too high for good identification. I think it might be a wood duck, but I've researched and can find nowhere that says they do this. Can anyone help me? I live in eastern SD and have a bird that spends hours flying round and round over my farm (singly), rising and dropping, rising and dropping. As it descends you can hear a whistling wingbeat. It flies too high for good identification. I think it might be a wood duck, but I’ve researched and can find nowhere that says they do this. Can anyone help me?

]]> By: The Birdfreak Team http://birdfreak.com/31-cool-bird-facts-20-wood-duck/comment-page-1/#comment-6328 The Birdfreak Team Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:17:39 +0000 http://birdfreak.com/?p=1910#comment-6328 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. 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.

]]> By: Judith S. http://birdfreak.com/31-cool-bird-facts-20-wood-duck/comment-page-1/#comment-6327 Judith S. Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:16:17 +0000 http://birdfreak.com/?p=1910#comment-6327 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? 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?

]]> By: Michelle http://birdfreak.com/31-cool-bird-facts-20-wood-duck/comment-page-1/#comment-5200 Michelle Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:49:22 +0000 http://birdfreak.com/?p=1910#comment-5200 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... 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…

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