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wood duck
noun
: a showy American duck (Aix sponsa) which nests in tree cavities and the males of which have a large crest and iridescent plumage varied with green, purple, black, white, and chestnut
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On a sweltering late-July afternoon, a mother wood duck and her seven ducklings tucked into a shady spot on the island in Bay View’s Humboldt Park Pond.
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Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024
Crum’s explorations of blue catfish stomachs turned up all kinds of fish, from alewife to yellow perch, and even a wood duck.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2024
The flip side Thanks so much to Joey and Dan for putting up wood duck houses on Lake Bell!
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2024
Some species, including wood ducks, buffleheads and mergansers, will stay in the forested areas of Wisconsin and Minnesota to nest in tree cavities.
—Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024
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Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024
Crum’s explorations of blue catfish stomachs turned up all kinds of fish, from alewife to yellow perch, and even a wood duck.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2024
The flip side Thanks so much to Joey and Dan for putting up wood duck houses on Lake Bell!
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2024
Some species, including wood ducks, buffleheads and mergansers, will stay in the forested areas of Wisconsin and Minnesota to nest in tree cavities.
—Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024
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“Wood duck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wood%20duck. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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