Wood Duck; Summer Duck (Aix sponsa) | Affiliated Manuscripts | Further Data

Occurrence in Amherst & Connecticut Valley, Mass.

C19

Common migrant, but a rare breeder, and rapidly growing rarer. Earliest arrival, April 9; departs in October.

April - October

C20

Formerly a common summer resident; later a rare transient, only casual in summer; now markedly increasing; March 9–November 26.

March - November

C21

March - October

Habitat

wooded swamps, rivers, ponds

Nest Materials

tree cavity lined with down

19th-20th Century Field Notes

Raises 1 brood. Eggs 10-12, pale drab. Feeds on shells, insects, and vegetable matter.

—H.L. Clark, 1887

21st Century Conservation Notes

Least concern*