Wood Duck
Reading edition
Length—18½ in. Weight—1½ lbs.
Eclipse Drake Hen
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.
Hen Drake
Drake
Drake Hen
Drake Hen
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.
Typical Flock Pattern
