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Question Archive:
● When should I clean a wood duck box?
● Will mottled ducks nest in a Delta Hen House?
● Does calling in a band number affect next season's bag limit?
● Any ideas about the origin of this unusual band?
● Can you give me some pointers on how to identify a Ross goose from a Snow goose?
● What will the impact of lost CRP acres due to corn production?
● When were goose collars first used?
● Is this a juvenile mallard drake or perhaps some sort of hybrid?
● What do scientists learn from duck and goose banding?
● Why do geese dip and twist in the air when approaching a landing site?
● Do raccoon and fox have a big impact on duck populations by raiding their nests?
● Do all North American duck species have one brood per year, or are there some that have two?
● I wanted to know if you could tell me the origin and purpose of the beak shield?
● Why do canvasbacks parasite their nest with redheads and vice versa?
● What is the external "armored", silverfish-like parasite commonly found crawling on wild ducks?
● Why is a female wood duck removing empty egg shells from her nest box?
● Are there any duck species in which the male helps to rear the young after they hatch?
● Where do ducks sleep? Do they sleep on land or water and why?
● How will global climate change directly influence migratory waterfowl?
● Why do ducks tuck their bills under their feathers?
● Do wood ducks ever nest on the ground?
● Where can I find harvest data?
● Are snow geese and blue geese genetically linked?
● Have all the blue-winged teal drakes migrated south before hunting season?
● Will a wood duck hen lay again in the same box?
● How Important is Sand or Grit in a ducks diet?
● Why do geese end up fledging so many young?
● Why do both male and female Canada geese look the same?
● How do you tell a female black duck from a male black duck?
● Should wood duck boxes east? How high above water?
● Can you ID male and female Canada goose just by sight?
● What are the small oblong shaped parasites in breast meat? (Ricebreast)
● Why do snowgeese and bluegeese fly together?
● How do ducks keep feathers warm, or from freezing?
● Can my dog contract West Nile Virus from the blood of birds?