Re[2]: [MDOsprey] Size of Wood Duck Broods
Kathy Klimkiewicz (Kathy_Klimkiewicz@usgs.gov)
Thu, 3 Jun 1999 14:02:35 -0600
This seems like an appropriate time to remind folks that there is good
breeding info on Maryland/DC Breeding birds in the Atlas (should be
available through most chapter bookstores and probably the ANS
bookstore). 125 nest reports were used for clutch sizes that ranged
from 1 to 32 (certainly a dump nest). Dump nesting is discussed.
Cheers,
Kathy Klimkiewicz
Laurel MD
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Subject: Re: [MDOsprey] Size of Wood Duck Broods
Author: mdosprey@ARI.Net at NBS-Internet-Gateway
Date: 6/2/99 12:56 PM
I wasn't sure I had counted right when I saw a female Wood Duck with 15 young
at Violettes Lock on May 14, but with two other sightings of 17 each now
reported, I guess I did. In my sighting, all 15 appeared to be of equal size.
Are broods of this size normal for one nesting pair of Wood Ducks? If so, I
imagine the fatality rate of the young is very high.
Ralph Wall
Great Falls, Va.