More surprises in this week’s report:
Lots of activity in the boxes and outside, but no new hatches. We have a new clutch started in box #10, and we found 1 in in box #5 that might be the start of a clutch. That brings the total of boxes with eggs to 15 out of 16 (9 Wood Duck, 6 Hooded Merganser), which is unusually high; but it’s not clear that box #13 will be incubated. We saw a group of 7 small Hooded Merganser ducklings and hen in the new pool by the tower, so that group must have come from a natural cavity.
Several boxes were due, or almost due, on Sunday, but did not hatch, so we will have a lot of boxes to check next time.
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Our next work day will be Sunday, 1 May. Much thanks!