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. Print Subscription-$35 for the Best Field & Stream ...

Back then most wood duck boxes were set in trees, and Duckman's washer was an especially valuable aid in achieving that chore. What's unique about the washer is that it has a keyhole-shaped center.

The use of artificial nesting boxes, which started in the 1940s, has enabled the wood duck population to rebound. The best part of this success story is that anyone can help continue the wood duck ...

These simple yet essential structures provide female wood ducks with safe spaces to nest and raise their young. Frank ...

The male wood duck is one of the most beautiful birds on Earth. We’re lucky we can see them almost any day of the week, any time of the year, Wood duck nest boxes – a traditional bird ...

The wood duck box program was started in 1950 as a way to create artificial nesting spots for the birds. Back then, there were far fewer mature trees that could be used for natural cavities as ...

Wood duck nest boxes make a great holiday gift and are a tremendous way for a family to engage in conservation. Check out WWA's boxes at wisducks.org . I know this "village" tale took us through ...

The process is straightforward: each box is made from a few pieces of cypress or cedar wood, assembled with a hole for ducks to enter and metal mesh inside to help ducklings climb out.

Wood duck nest boxes make a great holiday gift and are a tremendous way for a family to engage in conservation. Check out WWA's boxes at wisducks.org . I know this "village" tale took us through ...

Enter the wood duck box. The first attempt to use them on a large scale came in 1937, when the U.S. Biological Survey erected nearly 500 slab-wood boxes in central Illinois.

Colorful male wood ducks are among the most beautiful birds on earth. Mary Miller Rumple A USFWS wood duck nest box crew works at Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge.