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Duck Feeding PSA

No bread, of any kind, has any nutritional value for ducks. By feeding them bread, it fills their stomachs while providing no nutrients. It’s essentially the equivalent of humans eating cotton balls, or grass. This also goes for such snacks as tortilla chips, regular chips, pretzels, cheesies etc. The oil, salt, and/or flavoring on any human snack is no good for ducks. This is especially important for the wee ones during the breeding season, while they’re growing.

Written by: Andrea Mott

Published on: December 17, 2015

Education, Featured, Main Feed, Science

A Day in The Life of a Waterfowl Biologist

The day starts out by waking up to the sound of geese flying back to marsh after spending the night feeding in nearby rice fields. A day in the life of a waterfowl biologist is never dull; work is almost purely dictated by the birds themselves. There are two main seasons in California’s Sacramento Valley: the breeding season and the wintering season.

The waterfowl present during breeding season consist almost exclusively of Mallard, Gadwall, a handful of Cinnamon Teal, and a few other stragglers that didn’t feel like flying all the way up to Alaska.

Written by: Andrea Mott

Published on: October 21, 2015

Entertainment, Featured, Humor, Main Feed, Quiz

QUIZ: What Kind of Duck Are You?

There are hundreds of species of ducks out in the world. They come in all shapes, sizes, colors, plumages, and personalities.

What kind of duck are you most like? Take this quiz and find out!

Written by: Jeff Mann

Published on: October 20, 2015