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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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There are special wood duck calls tuned to make the higher squeals of wood ducks.
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Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 15 Feb. 2024
Birders will wear out their binoculars scanning for the dozens of species found at the park including meadowlark, summer tanager, northern shoveler and wood duck.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
That bland description does the drake wood duck’s plumage no justice at all.
—Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 15 Feb. 2024
Some winter in Mexico and wood ducks are year-round residents of Cuba.
—Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 15 Feb. 2024
The teal and wood duck season started Saturday and runs through Wednesday.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Some ’fowlers swear by ‘em, though, and blowing a wood duck call at a wood duck makes more sense (to me) than blowing a mallard call at a wood duck.
—M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 23 Jan. 2023
Another local artist, Howard Connelly, crafted a metal bird sculpture to place on top of the phone stand, and the phone was then ready for users to call up the sounds of wood ducks, kingfishers and mourning doves.
—Cathy Free, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2024
North American wood ducks and colorful mallard ducks can immediately collapse when confronted with predators.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 Oct. 2023
Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 15 Feb. 2024
Birders will wear out their binoculars scanning for the dozens of species found at the park including meadowlark, summer tanager, northern shoveler and wood duck.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
That bland description does the drake wood duck’s plumage no justice at all.
—Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 15 Feb. 2024
Some winter in Mexico and wood ducks are year-round residents of Cuba.
—Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 15 Feb. 2024
The teal and wood duck season started Saturday and runs through Wednesday.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Some ’fowlers swear by ‘em, though, and blowing a wood duck call at a wood duck makes more sense (to me) than blowing a mallard call at a wood duck.
—M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 23 Jan. 2023
Another local artist, Howard Connelly, crafted a metal bird sculpture to place on top of the phone stand, and the phone was then ready for users to call up the sounds of wood ducks, kingfishers and mourning doves.
—Cathy Free, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2024
North American wood ducks and colorful mallard ducks can immediately collapse when confronted with predators.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 Oct. 2023
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“Wood duck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wood%20duck. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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