The future looks bright for upland game birds and other wildlife in the region. More than 463 acres of shrublands scattered across the Finger Lakes National Forest where improved by controlled burning. WOOD DUCK Wood ducks live in and around wetlands, ponds and streams. They can be found all across the United States and into southern Canada. Wood ducks migrate south when colder winter temperatures begin to freeze lakes.
Wood ducks are dabblers, or puddle ducks, and they prefer small bodies of water.
They feed by turning upright with their head underwater and their tails sticking up into the air. The male wood duck, or woodie, is one of the most colorful birds in North America. Its feathers can be colored green, purple, red, blue, yellow and white. Male woodies, or drakes, have red eyes. Wood ducks molt, or loose feathers, twice a year.