Wood Duck
Length--18½ in.
Weight--1½ lbs.
Found in all flyways; most numerous in the Atlantic and Mississippi
flyways and fewest in the Central.
They are early migrants; most of them have left the northern States by
mid-November.
Frequents wooded streams and ponds; perches in trees. Flies through
thick timber with speed and ease and often feeds on acorns, berries, and
grapes on the forest floors.
Flight is swift and direct; flocks are usually small.
In the air, their wings make a rustling, swishing sound. Drakes call
hoo-w-ett, often in flight; hens have a cr-r-ek when frightened.