Watch for peak numbers of dabbling ducks such as these northern pintails, as they migrate south through Missouri this week. Our state and federal hunting regulations, National Wildlife Refuge System, ...

Waterfowl are and have been, at least among those who hunt them, been categorized into either the dabbling duck clan or the diving ducks based for the most part on how they feed . Dabbling ducks ...

Migratory wild ducks have settled in for the winter at local ponds, lakes, state parks and wildlife refuges. They’ve arrived from breeding grounds in the upper Midwestern states and as far away as ...

Wild ducks are arriving from breeding grounds in the prairie potholes of the Great Plains to spend the winter on our ponds, lakes and marshes. Lucky for them, ours aren't blanketed in ice during ...

“The ducks would appear in flocks, darkening the air…” William Heath Davis; Yerba Buena (San Francisco). c. 1846. Our winter ducks are getting ready to take flight for their summer breeding grounds.

Ducks are arguably some of the most beautiful and colorful birds. Many people consider the world of birding mysterious, but everyone knows how to recognize a duck. Ducks are divided into two ...

How do species coexist rather than out-compete? The classical explanation is that each species has evolved morphological traits that allow it to exploit different resources more efficiently, but ...

THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE best time of the year to view waterfowl in New Jersey, especially for our freshwater — or dabbling — ducks. There is lots of open water for them now, before the big winter freeze ...

When temperatures fall in December and January, duck hunting in Idaho — particularly in the southwest part of the state — often heats up with the arrival of “northern birds.” But exactly where in the ...