Conditions greeting North Dakota’s returning waterfowl had an impact on surveys tallying the numbers of spring breeding ducks ...

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Song, 55, director of the forestry station in the county's Shierdaogou township, has built 21 artificial nests along the ...

As winter sets in and temperatures drop in Parys, many residents find baby ducks separated from their parents. These young birds are especially vulnerable during this time and need immediate help from ...

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department recently conducted its annual spring breeding duck survey, which showed a decline ...

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Biologists are using the devices to better understand the bird's behavior and, ultimately, what might be driving our most ...

“Things are continuing to decline a little bit as far as duck populations go,” Szymanski said in a news release. “The mallard ...

The 2025 breeding duck index was the 33rd highest on record and exceeded the long-term (1948-2024) average by 7%, according to Mike Szymanski, Department migratory game bird supervisor.

As of 8:53 a.m., one of the bald eagles had chased away the mallard duck, leaving the ducklings alone in the nest. Mama Duck takes off after she is spotted by a nearby bald eagle.

Duck nests typically start to flourish in April, and hatching peaks into the second week of May. “We get, actually, a lot of calls in the early spring when people are seeing mallard pairs shopping for ...