Wrapping up reporting for the 2024 nesting season.
OK, for a rainy-day project, I can total up results for our nesting season. It was a much better year for our Wood Ducks. It’s likely that some of our Hooded Mergansers managed with natural cavities.
For our Wood Ducks, 10 nests started, 1 nest lost to predation, 9 nests fledged; 146 eggs laid, 117 ducklings fledged. For our Hooded Mergansers, 2 nests started, 2 nests fledged; 22 eggs laid, 19 ducklings fledged. About the same fledging rate (80% for WODU, 86% for HOME)….
Once again, thank you, monitors!