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Second nestings of the wood ducks

January 1, 1966

This is a description of the renesting of two Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa) after hatching broods. I can find but two previous records of such behavior. Barnes (Auk, 65: 449, 1948) reported an incident of a hand-reared bird nesting in the wild in Indiana. This female was unable to get her brood out of the nest box, and subsequently hatched a second brood. Hester (SE Wildlife Conf., 1962; 8 pp., mimeo.) in North Carolina had records of four hens that renested after hatching first broods. Three of these brought off second broods.

Publication Year 1966
Title Second nestings of the wood ducks
DOI 10.2307/4083024
Authors F. B. McGilvrey
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title The Auk
Index ID 5220432
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Patuxent Wildlife Research Center