Wood ducks reside near forested ponds, marshes and swamps. Look for them near ponds on golf courses and in city parks.Kathy Adams Clark Female wood ducks have a grayish-brown head with a ...

Wood ducks are 15 to 20 inches long. Males have green heads with large, swept-back crests that I think resemble an Elvis haircut. Their chests are reddish, and their sides are golden.

YAKIMA, Wash. -- Back in Audubon’s time (1750s to 1850s), the gorgeous wood duck was abundant all across eastern North America. By the end of the 1800s, populations of this ...

Few birds, in Ohio or anywhere else, can rival the drake wood duck for sheer gaudiness. It’s as if a team of great artists was commissioned to design and color the fowl. Rodin sculpted the ...

In spring, hen wood ducks seek natural tree cavities or man-made boxes in which to lay their eggs. The hen usually lays one egg a day, almost always in the morning.

An interspecies pair of Wood and Mallard ducks are finding love in Central Park, according to David Barrett of the Manhattan Bird Alert.