Maryland Wood Duck Initiative

Myrtle Grove WMA

Charles Co, Md.

Inspection Dates: May 22-23, 2006

C. Brown - MWDI, J. Bennett - DNR

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. Hatch Results >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

SUCCESS NEST

Abandon Nest

Master

Box

Box

Eggs

Nest

EGGS

Eggs

Dead

TOTAL

%

#

Competitors / Predators

ID  #

Box #

Type

Profile

LOC

Laid

Status

HATCH

Unhatch

Ducks

Unhatch

Hatch

EGGS

Comments

Sewer Line

42

1

S

VI

Creek

10

Hatch-HM

10

0

0

0

100%

Hen seen on nest 5/3. Also measured shell frags, membrane remnants

Ditch Plug

37

11

S

WH

Mini-wetland

8

Hatch-HM

7

1

0

1

88%

Unhatched egg & fragments measured, membrane remnants

North Green Tree

16

3

S

WH

Drainage channel

12

Hatch-HM

12

0

0

0

100%

New box, all fragments identical, measured & matched other HM nests, membrane remnants.

East Green Tree

25

1

S

WH

Wetland

6

ABAN

Unhatched egg and measured busted shell frags

6

coon got in before guard installed

36

29

1

0

1

# estimated from remnants plus 1 unhatched egg

6

SUCCESS nests

3

ABAN Nests

1

Remaining Active nests

0

Total Box Use

4

54

% Myrtle Grove

7%

Final nest results

Success Nests

3

Eggs Laid

30

Eggs Hatch

29

Eggs not hatch / dead duks

1

% hatch - Success nest

97%

Abandoned Nests

1

Eggs not hatched

6

TOTAL EGGS LAID

>>>>>> Suc/ Aban Nests

36

TOTAL unhatch/dead duk

7

% Hatch / Tot Eggs Laid

81%

Abandoned Reasons

Predator

coon

probably interupted part way thru egg laying as no down evident.

Competitor

Unknown/Other