Authors: Peter T. Bromley, Extension Specialist, Wildlife, Virginia Tech; Kurt A. Buhlmann, Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Fisheries and Widlife Sciences, Virginia Tech; Louis A. Helfrich, Extension Specialist, Fisheries, Virginia Tech.
Publication Number 420-802, Posted January 1998
Figure 9 Wood duck nest boxes are more effective when they are situated out in a pond then when fastened to trees on shore or in the woods. The holdes hould be plainly visible. A rich mixture of aquatic vegetation and some open water near the nest provide necessary brood range.
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