Wood duck houses

[browndog]

Just checked on the hoody box and it looks like all the eggs have hatched. Pic of the hoody box below.

Edit-Just checked my woody box and they haven't hatched yet but I am guessing the hatch will take place in the next few days. Last egg laying day was April 18th I believe.

 

[Merle Hawggard]

Not wood ducks, but I got a pic of these as I was leaving for work today. I eased back till she walked them down the yard a little from me.

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[Bill]

Not wood ducks, but I got a pic of these as I was leaving for work today.

Is that a black duck or a mallard from the shady side ?
Beak looks Olive drab which kinda makes me lean black duck. If so she's a long way from home unless you have some locals.

 

[Merle Hawggard]

Is that a black duck or a mallard from the shady side ?
Beak looks Olive drab which kinda makes me lean black duck. If so she's a long way from home unless you have some locals.

She had a dark bill and was black except for a few blue wing feathers.

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[Bill]

She had a dark bill and was black except for a few blue wing feathers.

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She must have taken a soft wing shot while on vacation. Probably bread with a mallard. Don't know about there but in NJ the offspring don't count towards your black duck limit or your mallard limit. Their mottled ducks and don't count as either. Unless the CO decides it's one or the other, then your getting the ticket.

 

[Merle Hawggard]

She must have taken a soft wing shot while on vacation. Probably bread with a mallard. Don't know about there but in NJ the offspring don't count towards your black duck limit or your mallard limit. Their mottled ducks and don't count as either. Unless the CO decides it's one or the other, then your getting the ticket.


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Bill, that looks like her. I thought when I saw her this afternoon mallard, but that something didn't look quite right about her. She certainly had a nice hatch though!

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[browndog]

Blue-winged teal?

 

[Bill]

I think their related to Mallards but act nothing like them. We have a local year round population, the best way not shoot a black duck is hit your call. A good caller can set a mallards wings but anything more than 1 quack and black duck is going to rise and head somewhere else. Frustrating to hunt, but fun.

 

[Bill]

Blue-winged teal?

Only if it's very over fed.

 

[browndog]

Only if it's very over fed.

...and the neck looks long.
Hard to tell on my little phone screen.

 

[H20fwler]

I checked the boxes yesterday, hen still sitting in front box or a new hen sitting?
In the back box I stuck the camera in the hole and saw a small mound of chips and feathers in the center so I opened the top and there is one brand new egg in it! So it looks like round #2 is starting.

 

[browndog]

Just checked the cam by my woody box....we had a successful hatch!

 

[browndog]

The hen is calling for them to jump, watch the bottom right of vid(that is the 3rd one to hit the water). I need a better cam setup next year for jump day.

First "jumper" went at 9:45:28 according to the "plops" I could hear on the cam, by 9:48 the jump was complete. Here is the last vid I had of the family.

 

[Don'tWorryIHuggedItFirst]

Checked the box today. Figure another week. She was not happy...

 

[bueller]

Great videos and pics guys. In super jealous .

 

[Bill]

The hen is calling for them to jump, watch the bottom right of vid(that is the 3rd one to hit the water). I need a better cam setup next year for jump day.

First "jumper" went at 9:45:28 according to the "plops" I could hear on the cam, by 9:48 the jump was complete. Here is the last vid I had of the family.

That is just awesome!

Is it weird that I love the fact that happened in the wild but somehow correlated it to government housing.

 

[Trapper LM]

And yes, Raccoons can climb smooth poles. I will try to post a video.

 

[Trapper LM]

Sorry, I cant figure out how to post a video.

 

[Trapper LM]

Success.

 

[Trapper LM]