Wood Duck

Appearance & Identification

Highly ornate, colorful crest.

Preferred Habitat

Swamps, flooded timber, and small beaver ponds.

Seasonal Behavior

Extremely agile fliers. They are among the first to migrate south when the first skim of ice hits the Allegheny plateau.

Recommended Tactics

Small spreads in flooded timber. Calling should be soft "whistles" rather than loud mallard quacks.