The whistling sound of beating wings moves through the forest as a common goldeneye duck lands in a nest box mounted to the side of a tree near the Moose Creek Dam in North Pole, Alaska.

Sea ducks nest in Minnesota, the appellation “sea” not restrictive. Nesters are common goldeneye, red-breasted, hooded, and common mergansers, and, on occasion, bufflehead. Hooded mergansers ...

Little is known about the status of Barrow’s goldeneye in Montana. Although they are now considered to have a healthy population, the duck is greatly affected by human activity such as habitat ...

He points out a group of common goldeneyes gliding in the water, a lone mute swan perched on a patch of ice, ring-necked ducks and common mergansers swimming nearby. As he spoke, a bald eagle ...

ASHBY, Minn. – It was late in the season and most of the birds were gone. But there had to be a few stragglers out there, late migrators that hadn’t yet left for warmer waters. Jordan Lillemon ...

supporting a diverse range of species like goldeneyes, mergansers and canvasbacks. Lake Erie serves as a crucial stopover point for migrating waterfowl, including ducks, swans and geese ...

More than 25 goldeneye ducklings have been born at Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve in the Cairngorms (Laurie Campbell/PA) Rare ducks that were at risk of local extinction have had a welcome ...