The male wood duck is one of the most beautiful birds on Earth. We’re lucky we can see them almost any day of the week, any time of the year, in Kathryn Albertson Park. They love to hang out ...

Speaking from experience, Slinden said waiting until the last minute isn’t the best wood-duck-box-checking strategy. “Once,” he said, “the back of the four-wheeler went through the ice.

The male wood duck has an iridescent “slicked-back” crest, red eyes, a bill striped with yellow, red, white and black, a bright-white “bridle” and boldly colored feathers on its body and ...