Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Threatened and endangered species that have used the refuge include bald eagles, peregrine falcons, and Louisiana black bear. Several hundred thousand ducks and geese use the refuge as wintering habitat while wood ducks, fulvous and black-bellied whistling ducks, and mottled ducks nest on the refuge during the breeding season. The refuge offers ...
The refuge has a large nest box program for prothonotary warblers and wood ducks. Wood ducks are banded on the refuge each year. An area of 800 acres (3.2 km 2 ) of former agricultural fields has been reforested with eleven bottomland hardwood tree species.
The wood duck is a medium-sized perching duck.A typical adult is from 47 to 54 cm (19 to 21 in) in length with a wingspan of between 66 and 73 cm (26 and 29 in).
The black-bellied whistling duck is a common species that is "quite tame, even in the wild". [16] It is highly gregarious, or social, forming large flocks when not breeding, and is largely resident apart from local movements. It usually nests in hollow trees (in South America many times in palm trees).
Wood. With big fluffy plumes on the tops of their heads, Wood ducks are distinct among many other breeds. ... you may want to add a nesting box to your yard to invite a pair of the ducks ahead of ...
In South Africa, nests may be within 50 m (160 ft) of each other, and breeding densities of up to 13.7 nests per square kilometre (35.5 per square mile) have been found in Louisiana. The nest, 19–26 cm (7.5–10.2 in) across, is made from plant leaves and stems and has little or no soft lining.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us