As the story goes, Jerry Jeff Walker took his inspiration for the song “Mr. Bojangles” from a homeless street performer he ...

You never forget your first white-winged scoter, a big black sea duck with a white curve above each eye resembling the Nike ...

The best early-season waterfowl hunting depends on scouting and understanding bird movement as the birds’ preferred food ...

A good many ducks quack, but not all ducks quack. However, a good old-fashioned quack will attract most ducks—mallards and non-mallards alike. But the ability to sound like different types or species ...

The mallard is the No. 1 duck in Minnesota waterfowlers' bags because of its statewide prevalence. Its large size and the drake's florid coloring contribute to its trophy status among many ...

The hens aren’t coming home to roost, and something’s going to have to change. Beginning in Minnesota. The hens in this case are mallards, specifically adult hen mallards, and their absence on the ...

This story was updated to include comments by Michigan DNR officials. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has ordered a nonprofit waterfowl sanctuary to kill dozens of flightless ducks and ...

Harry Winkler just wrote a new children’s book, Detective Duck: The Mystery at Emerald Pond, marking one of his proudest achievements because it’s something he couldn’t read when he was younger.

California's 2025 waterfowl breeding population survey shows a significant increase in duck populations. Mallard duck populations increased by 49%, while other duck species saw a 27% rise. The CDFW ...

Nine years ago, Premiere Stages introduced me to the playwright Vincent Delaney with a production of Las Cruces. I thought he had a masterful ability to pull a topic right out of the day's headlines ...

PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio – There are mallard ducks in Lake Erie, canvasback ducks and wood ducks. And coming soon: the world’s largest rubber duck. The bright yellow plastic duck, measuring 61 feet high, 64 ...

These lovers come from different sides of the quacks. An off-Broadway version of “West Side Story” has been playing out in Central Park this spring, as a male wood duck has found love with a female ...