Hello tweets,
Some friends have a seasonal pond in SE Olympia, Washington. They
have good luck with wood ducks, but the pond stays wet usually into late
July, if the rainfall is more or less normal. I think if the pond
provides food until the fledglings are competent at flight, the Wood
Ducks can use it.
Janet Partlow
partlowj at elwha.evergreen.edu

On Sun, 16 Mar 1997, Michael B. Brown wrote:

> Good question. We have some nest boxes set up next to or near just such a
> pond at my school. It usually maintains at least a little water until late
> August. They weren't used last year, but were partly submerged during the
> rainy season because of poor placement. This year they are set higher so
> we'll see. I'll be interested in responses from those in the know.
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> At 09:00 AM 3/16/97 -0800, Rob Saecker wrote:
> >Does anyone know if wood ducks will nest on a pond that dries up in the
> >summer? Thanks...
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> >Rob Saecker
> >just west of Olympia
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