The wood duck breeding season at the Cache Creek Nature Preserve was considered a “moderate success despite receding water levels, according to a new study done by Harnawaz Boparai and provided ...

A final report for 2023 at the Cache Creek Nature Preserve shows that more wood duck eggs are being laid and more of those eggs are hatching.

The online eBird reports 140 bird species observed on the creek. Some residents have put up wood duck nest boxes east of the proposed platform in hopes of attracting these birds in the spring.

For those interested in visiting Rum Creek Wildlife Management Area, the property is open to anyone with a hunting license, fishing license or land use pass.

The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources is warning against illegal hunts this early duck season.

A final decision was signed Friday for the Wood Duck Project in the Townsend Ranger District of the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest.

The aptly named wood duck is one of a half-dozen species of North American fowl that utilize cavities for nesting. In Ohio, the common and hooded mergansers are the only other cavity-nesting ducks.

With a quarter of U.S. bird populations lost since 1970, experts see the remarkable recovery of wood ducks as a blueprint for future conservation efforts.