The mallard: More than just a duck at the park. Story by Stephanie Grindley, WGME • 1w. Mainers love their birds and so this summer, ... They can adapt to most landscapes, like pigeons or humans.

If you’re like most duck hunters, a mallard call is what you want to start with. Puddle ducks and even occasionally divers will work to a mallard call. But if you hunt wood ducks specifically, or ...

And, of course, the ducks in question are mallards (Anas platyrhynchos). Easily the most recognizable and most widely known of all the ducks in North America, ... The strange thing about an animal ...

An interspecies pair of Wood and Mallard ducks are finding love in Central Park, ... The male wood duck has had other mallard girlfriends in the past like in this image from 2022.

You can do that by installing a solar cover, floating toys in the pool (the two recommended ones are a dancing dolphin, which ...

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.

Because mottled ducks continue to reveal genetic purity, only mallards and black ducks will be analyzed. There will not be a third year to this study; thus, this is our sole request for your ...