Wood Ducks - We no longer have our Wood Ducks or Mandarins 
The picture above is one of our older males we had.
If you are interested in a pair or so I can DEFENANTLY try to get you a pair!
We have friends who do raise them still and my birds went to another friend.
We recommend anyone who is interested in keeping these birds do MUCH needed research!
These are a WILD type bird and are rarely tamed! If given the chance they WILL fly away!
A covered pen, clipped flight feathers, or pinioned wings is advised, others would say differently.
Do your search on what works best for your set up!
http://www.ducks.org/hunting/waterfowlgallery/19/index.html
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Very AWESOME progress with images of a Wood Duck hen nesting and hatching her young! http://www.giffsfarm.com/nestbox2.html |
A friend of mine has these birds available!
Email me for contact info for the seller of these birds!
Links below each breed available helps with the descriptions of the birds!
I do not have all so you will have to look up some on your own!
+ Pintails
http://www.ducks.org/hunting/waterfowlGallery/99/index.html
+ Gadwall
http://www.ducks.org/hunting/waterfowlGallery/8/index.html
+ Bahama Pintail
http://www.ducks.org/hunting/waterfowlGallery/91/index.html
+ Wood Duck
http://www.ducks.org/hunting/waterfowlGallery/19/index.html
+ Nene Geese
http://www.ducks.org/hunting/waterfowlGallery/83/index.html
+ White Mandarin
+ Cape Teal
+ Chiloe Wigeon
Located in Skagit Co Washington.
We travel up there quite a bit and can get birds for you!
If you are in Washington and would like me to get you, a pair
Let me know and I will get the birds for you, you pick up in Kent!
Payment for the birds must be given to me to pay for the birds!
Let me know and I will get the birds for you!
http://www.ducks.org/
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(North American Wood Duck, Wood Duck)Interesting Facts:
- During the early 1900s the Wood Duck was near extinction due to over hunting and the clearing of forests. Formation of the Migratory Bird Treaty in 1916, the Federal Bird Treaty Act in 1918, improved land management practices within wetland habitats as well as increased hunting controls and the use of artificial nesting boxes have helped to rebuild the population. Wood Duck conservation programs have been quite successful.
Conservation Status
Population Analysis
- For the 36,127 species in the Class Aves (birds), we average 208.48 observations each in our database; for the North American Wood Duck, we have 21,808 observations. Compared to other species in this Class, this species is extremely common.
- A two-sample t-test can be used to determine whether the trend in observations of the North American Wood Duck is the same as the trend in observations of Aves. Is this species just as common, as a proportion of all observations, as it once was? The answer is yes, changes in observation rate of this species do not significantly differ from changes in observation rate of its Class.
Status
Prior to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, the Wood Duck was over-hunted to an extent that might have resulted in its extinction. Luckily, with strict hunting regulations this species has been increasing in number. Current concerns for the Wood Duck center on the increasing numbers of swamps and wet areas being drained and bottomland hardwood forests being cleared. Reduction of these nesting habitats may again reduce populations of this species. However, the Wood Duck is not currently listed by governmental entities as requiring any special conservation attention in the Southeast.
History:
- 1988-Lower Risk/least concern (BirdLife International 2004)
- 1994-Lower Risk/least concern (BirdLife International 2004)
- 2000-Lower Risk/least concern (BirdLife International 2000)
Justification
This species has a large range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 6,200,000 km². It has a large global population estimated to be 3,500,000 individuals (Wetlands International 2002). Global population trends have not been quantified, but the species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List (i.e., declining more than 30% in ten years or three generations). For these reasons, the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
About the family Anatidae:
Birds that are modified for swimming, floating on the water surface, and in some cases diving in at least shallow water. They have webbed feet and flattened bills. Special oils in their feathers helps them shed water. This is one of the few families of birds that possess a penis.
Physical Description
A medium-sized duck with a long crest on head · Long-winged and long-tailed · Blue-green speculum with white rear border
Adult male alternate: Alternate plumage worn from Fall-through early summer · Red bill · Red eye · Green head · Striking white stripes about face and crest with a large white throat patch and "fingerlike" extensions onto cheek and neck · Chestnut breast and neck with vertical white stripe at lower margin · Golden flanks bordered above by a white flank stripe · White belly · Iridescent dark green-blue back and wings
Adult male basic: In basic plumage, the male resembles the female, but often retains the distinctive neck patch and red bill
Adult female: Gray bill · White teardrop shaped patch around eye · White throat · Gray-brown head and neck · Gray-brown breast stippled with white and fading to a white belly · Dark brown back
Juvenal plumage: Gray bill · Female similar to adult female · Males similar to adult females, but with white neck patch
Color:
Both adults have a crested head, white belly, and a white line at the back of the wing (especially seen while the bird is in flight). The head of the male is iridescent green, blue, and purple, with two white lines that run parallel to each other from the base of the bill and behind the eye to the back of the head. The male also has a white chin and throat, red eyes, red at the base of the bill, a deep rust-colored chest, bronze sides, and a black back and tail. In contrast, the female is gray-brown overall, with white eye rings and a white throat and chin. There are three mutations of the Wood Duck coloration: the Apricot, the White and the Silver forms. The White Wood Duck is primarily white with pinkish markings. The Apricot Wood Duck is a pastel apricot color, and the bill is a deeper red. The newest and most unique mutation is the Silver Wood Duck. The plumage of the Silver Wood Duck is shades of dark gray to silver.
Size/Age/Growth:
About 17 to 20 inches long, with a wingspan of 28 to 30 inches. Adults weigh about 24 ounces.
Photos and Drawings:
Range and Population
Widespread scross North America.
Habitat
The Wood Duck spends most of its time in the water or in forests, always being close to a creek, river, pond, or swamp. They prefer freshwater waterways, streams, woodland habitat surrounding hillside lakes.
Vegetation: freshwater lakes and ponds, streams • Minimum Elevation: 0 meters • Maximum Elevation: 900 meters • Foraging Strata: Water • Center of Abundance: Lower tropical: lowlands, lower than 500 m.; tropics. • Relative Abundance in Tropical America: Uncommon • Sensitivity to Disturbance: Medium.
Diet
The primary food for the adult is acorns, along with some fruits and nut products which it gathers in shallow flooded areas or on the ground along wooded stream banks. It will eat alternative seed crops from plants such as cypress, hickory, and buttonbush (a shrub in the genus Cephalanthus that commonly grows in swamps and along pond borders and stream margins). They also eat floating freshwater plant matter such as duckweed. When preferred foods are unavailable, waste corn from fields is sometimes eaten.
Reproduction
In the southern portion of its range, the Wood Duck begins nesting In February and early March. In the northern areas, breeding begins in mid-March to mid-April. The peak breeding season in the South is mid-March to mid-April; in the North it is late March through April. The Wood Duck is a cavity nester, readily using man-made nest boxes when natural cavities are limited. Nest cavities are usually located within 1 mile of water, and average 9 m (30 feet) above the ground. The nest is lined with wood chips and down. The female lays 6-15 (usually 10-15) eggs. Any nest with more than 15 eggs probably contains eggs that have been "dumped" by one or more other females. Like many other bird species, a female Wood Duck will lay eggs in others' nests. The reasons for this behavior are unknown, but may include a female's own nest having been destroyed or a female not wanting to "put all her eggs in one basket," as the saying goes. Dumped eggs can result in an apparent clutch size of up to 50 eggs. Females incubate the eggs for approximately 30 days, only leaving the nest twice a day. The young are precocial and remain in the nest for 24 hours. The female coaxes the young out of the cavity and leads them to the nearest water. The female will then care for the young for 56-70 days, at which time they become independent
- Breeding Habitat: Wetland-open water
- Nest Type: Cavity
- Clutch Size: 8-15
- Length of Incubation: 28-37 days
- Days to Fledge: 56-70
- Number of Broods: 1, occasionally 2, especially in south
Migration
Migratory
Behavior
Wood Ducks are among the few ducks that roost and nest in trees. Newly hatched chicks will jump from the nest to follow their mother to water. Baby Wood Ducks can survive falls of more than 40 ft. Male Wood Ducks are extremely territorial during the mating season, and aggressively protect the area around the female.
Song/Voice
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Male Wood Duck.
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