Duck Nesting Has Begun
Arlene Stebbins of Audubon is monitoring duck nesting boxes at Earth Sanctuary weekly. We have wood ducks and hooded mergansers nesting in the boxes so far.
On the ponds we can see mallards with baby ducklings and hooded mergansers with baby ducklings. There are also a number of wood ducks and cinnamon teals mating.
Arlene reports, “I noticed a pair of wood ducks near the pull out at the Fen pond. I turned around and watched. The male was courting the female. A bit later the female flew into the duck box attached to the tree stump in the middle of the water. She only stayed a few seconds before leaving.”
Click here to see videos of nesting boxes in use!
