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2007-2008 Photo Contest

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  3 boys at edge of vernal pool, Photo by Rich Mason
  Hundreds of tiny tree frogs were found dispersing from this vernal pool.
Photo by Rich Mason, June 13, 2008
4 kids discover evidence of a hungry beaver - Photo by Rich Mason 3 children show off large mushroom - Photo by Rich Mason
Kids discover evidence of a hungry beaver during box check.
Photo by Rich Mason, June 13, 2008		 Kids show off a large mushroom found during box check.
Photo by Rich Mason, June 13, 2008
American toad poses with 3 kids - Photo by Rich Mason 2 muddy boys find high ground - Photo by Rich Mason
An American toad poses with kids for a photo op.
Photo by Rich Mason, June 13, 2008		 Boys find high ground while checking wood duck boxes.
Photo by Rich Mason, June 13, 2008
The 6 photographs below were submitted by Col. Robert Shaw, Ft. Meade
Groundhog in Tree- Photo by Col. Robert Shaw Intruders - Photo by Col. Robert Shaw
Golf ball posing as wood duck egg - Photo by Col. Robert Shaw Numbering the Nest Box - Photo by Col. Robert Shaw
Wood Duck Hen on Nest - Photo by Col. Robert Shaw Abandoned duckling- Photo by Col. Robert Shaw

 A "Ground" Hog...climbing a tree...didn't know they did that? Another with a golf ball in with the eggs... Prank? One with a duckling we found abandoned along a stream. Finally, one of some little freeloader nesting in one of our boxes...4 hatches...all flew away today during our check. Great success...still have mama sitting a dozen or so this am...haven't been able to count them as she is always on top. - Col. Robert Shaw

The 6 photographs above were submitted by Col. Robert Shaw, Ft. Meade
 
  Blue Bird Nest in Freon Canister Wood Duck Box Photo by Cathi Bonin
  Blue Bird Nest in Freon Canister Wood Duck Box
Photo by Cathi Bonin
Tuckahoe - Photo by Kevin Colbeck Logan Bell on Marshy Creek, Photo by Dave Diecot
Tuckahoe
Photo by Kevin Colbeck		 Logan Bell on Marshy Creek
Photo by Dave Diecot
Box Building Crew, 30 boxes, Photo by Max Addagio Box Building Crew Photo by Max Addagio
Box Building Crew - 30 Boxes
Photo by Alex Addagio		 Box Building Crew
Photo by Alex Addagio
Female Wood Duck on Nest - Photo by Dave Godfrey Photo by Dave Godfrey - Egg membranes
Female Wood Duck on Nest
Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center, May 10, 2007
Photo by Dave Godfrey 		 Egg Membranes
Pickering Creek Audubon Center, June 12, 2007
Photo by Dave Godfrey 
Wood Duck Family - Photo by Dave Godfrey Female Wood Duck on Nest - Photo by Dave Godfrey
Wood Duck Family
Wye Island NRMA, May 6, 2008
Photo by Dave Godfrey 		 Female Wood Duck Hen
Pickering Creek Audubon Center, May 1, 2008
Photo by Dave Godfrey 
Male Screech Owl in Wood Duck Box - Photo by Dave Godfrey Wood Duck Male - Photo by Dave Godfrey
Male Screech Owl in Wood Duck Box
Pickering Creek Audubon Center, March 19, 2008
Photo by Dave Godfrey 		 Wood Duck Male
Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center, April 25, 2008
Photo by Dave Godfrey 
Wood Duck Males - Photo by Dave Godfrey Wood Duck Males - Photo by Dave Godfrey
Wood Duck Males
Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center, April 17, 2008
Photo by Dave Godfrey 		 Wood Duck Males
Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center, April 17, 2008
Photo by Dave Godfrey 
Wood Duck on Buck Lake - Photo by Dave Godfrey Wood Ducks on Buck Lake Photo by Dave Godfrey
Wood Duck on Buck Lake
Photo by Dave Godfrey 		 Wood Ducks on Buck Lake
Photo by Dave Godfrey 
Wood Duck Pair on Buck Lake - Photo by Dave Godfrey Wood Duck on Buck Lake - Photo by Dave Godfrey
Wood Duck Pair on Buck Lake
Photo by Dave Godfrey		 Wood Duck on Buck Lake
Photo by Dave Godfrey 
Snake in Grass - Photo by Dave Godfrey Tree Swallow Using Wood Duck Box for a Nest - Photo by Gregory Raymond
Snake in Grass
Northern Water Snake
(Nerodia sipedon sipedon)
Pickering Creek, May 2008
Photo by Dave Godfrey		 Tree Swallow Using Wood Duck Box for a Nest
McKee-Beshers WMA, May 17, 2008 
Photo by Gregory Raymond
Wood Ducks Hatching
The 11 photographs below were submitted by Col. Robert Shaw, Ft. Meade
Wood Ducks Hatching - Photo by Col. Robert Shaw Wood Ducks Hatching - Photo by Col. Robert Shaw
Wood Ducks Hatching - Photo by Col. Robert Shaw Wood Ducks Hatching - Photo by Col. Robert Shaw
Wood Ducks Hatching - Photo by Col. Robert Shaw Wood Ducks Hatching - Photo by Col. Robert Shaw
Wood Ducks Hatching - Photo by Col. Robert Shaw Meta observes Wood Ducks Hatching - Photo by Col. Robert Shaw
Meta observes Wood Ducks Hatching - Photo by Col. Robert Shaw Meta observes Wood Ducks Hatching - Photo by Col. Robert Shaw
Meta holding Wood Duck Hatchling - Photo by Col. Robert Shaw

April 21, 2008

Hope you don't mind all these pictures...we are pretty excited today!

We couldn't wait to see if the little ones were hatching today and they are! We knew they were coming up on the 30 day mark. We are up to 20 hatched birds confirmed now and still hatching!

The one picture of Meta holding a duckling I sent yesterday was abandoned by the hen and found by us up on some rocks (waiting to become bait). It was very weak and couldn't hardly hold up it's head. We never did find any of the other ducklings or the hen. We knew we couldn't raise it alone, so we placed it in this other box with the eggs we knew would hatch any day. We just dropped it on top of the hen in the other box and the new Mom adopted it. It is in the center of all of these birds (darker and dryer than the others). Our little experiment seems to have worked for now. Will check tomorrow to see if they are kicked out of the box.

This has been a super weekend for us and the Wood Duck Box project! Regards, Bob and Meta

The 10 photographs above were submitted by Col. Robert Shaw, Ft. Meade
 
Wood Duck Nest Box Combo - Photo by Phil Poux Owls Inside Wood Duck Nest Box - Photo by Phil Poux

Wood Duck Nest Box Combo
Photo by Phil Poux

Owls Inside Wood Duck Nest Box
Photo by Phil Poux
Wood Duck Nest Box Combo - Photo by Phil Poux Beaver Chews - Photo by Phil Poux

Wood Duck Nest Box Combo
Photo by Phil Poux

Beaver Chews
Photo by Phil Poux
Wood Duck Eggs Discovered Under Nest Material - Photo by Phil Poux Nest Material Covering Eggs - Photo by Phil Poux

Wood Duck Eggs
Discovered Under Nest Material
Photo by Phil Poux

Nest Material Covering Eggs
Photo by Phil Poux

Carolina Wren Eggs - Photo by Aaron Ward

Snake in Wood Duck Box - Photo by Phil Poux

Helping All Birds of a Feather
Carolina Wren Eggs
Pocomoke River 2/2/2008
Photo by Aaron Ward
 

Snake in Wood Duck Box
Eastern Ratsnake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis)
formerly called the
Black Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta)
Photo by Phil Poux

Tyler Littleton Eagle Scout Project - Photo by Tim Ward

Unhatched Wood Duck Eggs - Photo by Aaron Ward

The Last Box
Tyler Littleton Eagle Scout Project
Pocomoke River 2/17/2008
Photo by Tim Ward
 

The 3 That Didn't Make It
Unhatched Wood Duck Eggs
Nassawango Creek 2/2/2008
Photo by Aaron Ward
 

Unhatched Wood Duck Eggs - Photo by Tim Ward

Hopes for The Future
Unhatched Wood Duck Eggs
Pocomoke River 2/2/2008
Photo by Tim Ward
 

A Project for All Ages
Tyler Littleton Eagle Scout Project
Pocomoke River 2/17/2008
Photo by Tim Ward
 

Successful Nest, Photo by Huey Helbert
Successful Nest
Black Hills Park, MCNPPC, (Montgomery Co).
Photo by Huey Helbert

Good Intentions, Bad Judgment - Photo by Huey Helbert
Good Intentions, Bad Judgment
Mounted on tree with no guard, hole too large and box too shallow for large opening hole. Raccoon marks all over the front of the box.
Black Hills Park, MCNPPC, (Montgomery Co).
Photo by Huey Helbert

 

Tommy Palmer looking for ducks on his family's pond, photo courtesy of Sarah Palmer
Tommy Palmer is a 3rd grade student at Salisbury School.
He is interested in saving the wood ducks and has plans to build a
nest box and install it on his family's pond.  Photo by Sarah Palmer.

Dead bird with unhatched egg
Dead bird with unhatched egg
Fairmount WMA, 6/18/2007, Photo by Timothy Ward

Surprise nest found in wood duck box, Fairmount WMA, 6/18/2007
Surprise nest found in wood duck box
Fairmount WMA, 6/18/2007, Photo by Timothy Ward

Mr. Cliff and Dad checking a wood duck box, Fairmount WMA, 6/18/2007
Mr. Cliff and Dad checking a wood duck box,
Fairmount WMA, 6/18/2007, Photo by Timothy Ward


Success!
Successful nest at Fairmount WMA,
6/18/2007, Photo by Timothy Ward

Baby wood ducks on the move, Fairmount WMA, 6/18/2007
Baby wood ducks on the move
Fairmount WMA, 6/18/2007, Photo by Timothy Ward

Another good sign - Hatched Nest Cypress Swamp, 6/19/2007
Another good sign - Hatched Nest
Cypress Swamp, 6/19/2007, Photo by Timothy Ward

Signs of a good hatch, Down cover and membranes, Cypress Swamp, 6/19/2007
Signs of a good hatch
Down cover and membranes, Cypress Swamp, 6/19/2007, Photo by Timothy Ward

Another good sign, Wood ducks hatching, Cypress Swamp, 6/19/2007
Another good sign
Wood ducks hatching, Cypress Swamp, 6/19/2007,
Photo by Timothy Ward

Baby wood ducks hatching, Cypress Swamp, 6/19/2007
Baby wood ducks hatching
Cypress Swamp, 6/19/2007, Photo by Timothy Ward

 

All in one! Hatched Wood Duck Egg, E.A. Vaughn WMA, 8/4/2007, Photo by Aaron Ward
All in one!
Hatched Wood Duck Egg, E.A. Vaughn WMA, 8/4/2007,
Photo by Aaron Ward

 Master & The Student, Wood Duck Inspection, Cypress Swamp, 6/19/2007, Photo by Aaron Ward
Master & The Student
Wood Duck Inspection, Cypress Swamp, 6/19/2007,
Photo by Aaron Ward
Who Forgot the Ladder? Wood Duck Inspection, E.A. Vaughn WMA, 6/19/2007, Photo by Aaron Ward
Who Forgot the Ladder?
Wood Duck Inspection, E.A. Vaughn WMA, 6/19/2007,
Photo by Aaron Ward		 Inspector in Training, Tim Ward at E.A. Vaughn WMA, 6/19/2007, Photo by Aaron Ward
Inspector in Training
Tim Ward at  E.A. Vaughn WMA, 6/19/2007,
Photo by Aaron Ward
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This page updated on July 11, 2008