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.