Titles for a book about wood ducks

Help with baby wood ducks found backyard chickens learn. See more ideas about childrens books, books and toddler books. Wood duck aix sponsaalso known as the woodie, carolina duck, swamp duck, squealer duck and summer duck species code. The original structure was built by architect john j. When both male and females are in full wing spread the outer parts show as if there is an aluminum coloring which only occurs with the wood duck. For every stage of a wood ducks life, different habitats are necessary. The wood duck is one of the most stunningly pretty of all waterfowl.

Jump, little woods ducks is my fourth picture book to be illustrated by the naturalist and photographer stan tekiela. With encouragement from his family and a countdown from 10, he finds the courage to take a leap. However, if nesting boxes are placed too close together, females may lay eggs in the nests of their neighbors, which may lead to nests which may contain as many as 30 eggs and unsuccessful incubation, a behavior known as nest dumping. This is an update of a previous post by sharon rickson. Wood ducks are resident in cuba and are scarce winter visitors to mexico and bermuda. How wood duck boxes help boost local wood duck populations. While most of my picture books have been more traditionally illustrated by artists, working with stan has been a privilege and a joy. One baby wood duck is afraid to leave the nest and jump to the pond below. Marion dane bauer shares with us how she and stan tekiela worked together to produce jump, little wood ducks, their latest children s book.

Wood ducks are intermediate in size, between the mallard and bluewinged teal. Then i created the text, and he supplied the photos. Jun 28, 20 a pair of wood ducks work together in building their nest and preparing it for their young. All files scanned and secured, so dont worry about it. Drama these book titles are the most dependent on context. They occasionally winter in the cayman islands scott and carbonell, 1986. This is a nimac book nimac national instructional materials accessibility center books are available only to students with an iep individual education plan.

If you put this book on a group reading list, students without ieps will not be able to open. From flying to nesting, eating to singing what birds are doing, and why by david allen sibley. Story about a wood duck who left the woods to hang around a cider stand on the highway. The diet of wood ducks is very diverse consisting of acorns hence their nickname, the acorn duck, due to their fondness for acorns, pecans, corn, wild rice and celery, wheat, smartweeds, and millet. A pair of wood ducks work together in building their nest and preparing it for their young. The life history of the wood duck otter point creek. So the titles will generally relate to my first book type of titles and books with fun, but often fairly simple stories. A natural history of the ducks by phillips john c abebooks. Mar 24, 2010 3 this is strictly about disturbing nesting hens during a specific time period in the spring.

The increase has been due to the work of many people constructing wood duck boxes and conserving vital habitat for the wood ducks to breed. The male wood duck has bright colors for courtship displays. The down east wood ducks are a minor league baseball team of the carolina league and the ownedandoperated class aadvanced affiliate of the texas rangers. They are located in kinston, north carolina, and are named for the local colorful waterfoul. Wood duck overview, all about birds, cornell lab of ornithology.

Read online and my little book of wood ducks my little book series book paperback with clear copy pdf epub kindle format. All about wood duck ducks waterfowl identification. The wood duck is known for nesting in trees which is the signature trait, however as a cavity nester, wood ducks take readily to nest boxes as well. Due to conservation efforts, there are now over a million wood ducks living in north america. Other common names for wood ducks are woodie, summer duck, acorn duck, swamp duck, or squealer. The breeding season for wood ducks begins in april. Wood duck identification, all about birds, cornell lab of. The book doctor goes absolutely quackers this week hunting down the most brilliant books on all kinds of ducks julia eccleshare mon 20 oct. The population of the wood duck has increased a great deal in the last several years. Please do not send any book orders or payments directly to majestic we do not stock any of these happy duck titles at our sanctuary. Aug 03, 2010 mandarin and wood ducks spectacular waterfowl for the outdoor aviary part 2. This book goes into the ecology and natural history of this magnificent bird.

After all, stan already had thousands of photos of wood ducks. So this is not directed at all banding or wood duck box efforts, which the department fully supports. But when a hungry fox comes looking for a meal, the little wood duck saves the day. They jump from the nesting cavity, often high up in a tree, to the ground or water. Mandarin and wood ducks spectacular waterfowl for the. Females are graybrown with white patches around the eyes. For many wood duck lovers throughout the us, competition for the woody nest boxes has grown to include the hooded merganser. Ecology and management of the wood duck frank chapman. The little wood duck doesnt swim with the other ducklings. Wood duck drakes are the most vividly colored of all north american ducks. Amazingly, the egg that was laid on the fifteenth day hatches on the same day as the egg that was laid on the first day. Stories about ducks for young children including a few about geese score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for. Clam worm, seamouse, lugworm, megascolex, tubifex, pheretima, freshwater leech, marine leech, land leech. The little wood duck keeps swimming around and around in circl.

Wood ducks nest in tree cavities up to 15 metres 50 feet off the ground. A hen wood duck usually lays one egg per day until her clutch is complete. Wood duck, also called woodie, aix sponsa, small colourful north american perching duck family anatidae, a popular game bird. Classic carving projects made easy fox chapel publishing carve a traditional mallard drake from starttofinish, including patterns, paint swatches, and expert stepbystep instruction. Their feet are not only webbed for paddling in water but, since wood ducks spend so much time in trees, their feet have sharp claws an adaptation for perching. Frank indiviglio in bird behavior, bird breeding, bird species profiles, wild birds august 3, 2010 4 comments 10253 views. By the early 20th century, wood duck numbers had plummeted, due to market hunting, timber harvest, and even the trade for bird feathers that were used to decorate ladies hats. The wood duck was hunted nearly to extinction during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Discover the best childrens duck books in best sellers.

American wood ducks are mediumsized ducks, measuring 17 to 20 inches in length. Most of the titles do have darker words and thus a darker feel to them, but some could work just as well as a title for any other genre. Wood ducks predominantly use forested wetlands with a variety of hardwood tree species. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title by gwen glazer, communications november 22, 2017. Apr 19, 2017 when stan and i decided to collaborate on a picture book about wood ducks, we thought it would be easy. The hen will pull some of her down feathers out to line the nest hidden in a natural tree cavity or a manmade nest box. Wood duck is the only north american duck that regularly produces 2 broods in 1 breeding season. Wood duck flight and plumage characteristics this guide will help you recognize wood ducks on the wing it emphasizes their fall and winter plumage patterns as well as size, shape, and flight characteristics. Richard wagamese is the author of seven titles with major canadian publishers. Wood ducks can be found throughout the year in the u. These ducks will feast on a variety of plant life that includes algae, watermeal a small, freefloating seedy water plant, sago pondweed and duckweed, according to the usda. This picture book is a nature story about wood ducks, the most colorful duck in the u. This is good news considering their dramatic declines in the late 19th century.

Their round body shape makes them buoyant, so they sit higher in the water than other ducks. Males are iridescent chestnut and green, with ornate patterns on nearly every feather. Check out selected results from nypl title quest 2019, held august 2, 2019, as well as title quest 2018. The full book title contains 3777 words and reads as follows. Once in danger of extinction from overhunting and habitat destruction, the species has been saved by diligent conservation efforts. Although the woodies normally fly in small flocks, they can be decoyed if set up in the right positon. Wood ducks were almost hunted to extinction during the turn of the 20th century but with dedicated biologists and hunters, the duck survived. If you put this book on a group reading list, students without ieps will not be able to open it. The head and crest are metallic green and purple, with a white line extending from the base of the bill above the eye and another behind the eye along the crest. Wood duck life history, all about birds, cornell lab of. Reading reading books, llc po box 6654 reading, pa 19610 tel. Ecology and management of the wood duck book, 1994 worldcat. It is one of the most colorful north american waterfowl.

My little book of wood ducks my little book series book pdf free read online here in pdf. Mi dnr puts an end to wood duck nesting boxes michigan. You can always tell if it s female and more importantly a female wood duck by seeing a distinct white ring around the eyes. This book is all about the wood duck, the most beautiful of all waterfowl, often called the bride because of its elegant plumage. So we sat down and talked through their life cycle, which is what i planned to base my story on. Breeding requires a wetland or hardwood forest area. Wood duck young leave the nest soon after hatching. In the late 90s, i began to see the hooded merganser encroach on the sacred woody duck house. The top of the birds head and crest are a metallic purplishgreen. If there were a beauty contest for north american ducks, the american wood duck would probably win. Wood ducks are most numerous in the atlantic and mississippi flyways and fewest in the pacific and central. My little book of wood ducks my little book series hope irvin marston, maria magdalena brown on.

Hilarious actionpackednewtitleinthebestsellingduckinthetruckseriesfromhighly regardedpicture. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title the new. The book is the second in the ducks unlimited series of natural history titles for children ages 4 through 8. Stories about ducks for young children including a few about geese score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. One of seventyfive copies printed for private distribution. The writer and his wife stopped to get some cider and became. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title the new york. Marion dane bauer shares with us how she and stan tekiela worked together to produce jump, little wood ducks, their latest childrens book jump, little woods ducks is my fourth picture book to be illustrated by the naturalist and photographer stan tekiela. The oldest wood duck recorded from a usfws band return was 23 years old. Nov 22, 2017 finding a book when youve forgotten its title by gwen glazer, communications november 22, 2017. Too bad the pictures are in black and white but the well written text makes up for that based on real research and field.

The wood duck is a distinctively north american species, as fossil remains have been found only in widely scattered locations in the eastern part of the continent. Female wood ducks typically lay between 7 and 15 whitetan eggs that incubate for an average of 30 days. A quick song before finishing up storytime with 10 little rubber ducks by eric carle. Justhatched, flightless wood duck chicks launch themselves into space from their nest cavity and tumble to a stop either on the ground or in the water. The wood duck is a member of the puddle duck family. All wood duck paintings ship within 48 hours and include a 30day moneyback guarantee.

Inscribed presentation from the author on the ffep. My little book of wood ducks my little book series. As is usual with birds, the male wood duck is more fashionable than the female. The down east wood ducks play their home games at grainger stadium, located at 400 east grainger avenue in kinston. The longest title of a book consists of 26,021 characters, and was achieved by vityala yethindra india in bishkek, kyrgyzstan, on 20 march 2019. Clean out old nesting material and replace with fresh wood shavings after a brood is complete in case of a second nest attempt. Breeding males have a purplegreen iridescent head, long crest, red eyes, and ornate white stripes on the head, neck, and body. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Amazingly, the egg that was laid on the fifteenth day hatches on. When the nest is complete, the mother wood duck lays one egg each day for twelve to fifteen days. Cavitynesting ducks frequently lay eggs in the nests of other ducks.

Wood duck populations increased between 1966 and 2015 according to the north american breeding bird survey. It can be tough to remember the title and author of a book you read a long time ago. The wood duck or carolina duck aix sponsa is a species of perching duck found in north america. The sides of the face are black, and a white stripe runs along the neck. In southern states, a separate population of wood ducks do not migrate at all, thus earning their alternate name in some parts of the south. In the early years of my wood duck observation in minnesota, the nest boxes were virtually all occupied with wood ducks. Unlike most other ducks, the wood duck has sharp claws for perching in trees and can, in southern regions, produce two broods in a single seasonthe only north american duck that can do so. These birds live in wooded swamps, where they nest in holes in trees or in nest boxes put up around lake margins.

At six weeks, wood ducks change their diet dramatically. Wood ducks are dabbling ducks and forage for food while swimming. Choose your favorite wood duck paintings from millions of available designs. An enclosed pond is best for ducks, they can wander, and even if they avoid cats by spending the night n the water, great horned owls often find them even in. Once threatened with extinction, habitat protection and artificial nest boxes have led to a remarkable recovery of wood ducks. The markings of the male wood duck include red eyes and a red bill with a yellow patch at the base. The migratory bird treaty act of 1918 closed hunting seasons for wood ducks altogether, and the hiatus lasted nearly 25 years. The fox feels dizzy after watching the duckling swim round and round for so long. Within a short time, the wood duck goes from an exclusive protein diet to one that is 90 percent vegetable. Established in 2017, the team plays its home games at grainger stadium, which opened in 1949 and holds 4,100 fans. Jump, little wood ducks wildlife picture books only 11 left in stock more on the way. My favorite part is the ending, when the kids were quacking along with the real ducks, and i pushed the sound button for the rubber duck noise they stopped quacking and started laughing. The little wood duck keeps swimming around and around in circles even though all of the other animals tease him.