aspenhill's blog: Wood Duck Nesting Boxes

A few months ago Mike and his brother Lowell spotted wood ducks at the pond. The ducks hung around for a few days and then were gone. I started doing a bit of internet googling to see how to entice them to come and stay, and learned that the habitat here is ideal for providing nest boxes. Found how to construction instructions and Mike's brother Richard built three of them. We spent most of yesterday afternoon putting them out on metal poles around the pond. Only thing left to do is put the critter deterrent baffles on the first two - need to head back to the hardware store today for the right kind of bolt. Then it is a wait and see game to see if they come back to nest.

First one was installed on the far side of the pond at the wood line not far from the water


Second one was installed at the top end where the creek feeds into the pond


Third one was installed on the house side of the pond at the wood line overlooking the water

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