Ecologists last took stock of the Gros Morne eider ducks in 2016, and were thrilled with the results: more than 400 nests, on Stearin Island as well as neighbouring Belldowns Island.

Whether clever or just daffy, a mallard duck has made her home seven storeys up in a lakefront condo roof planter – laying four shiny eggs.

This mother duck and her 11 ducklings have moved on after nesting in the front yard of a Moncton family home for the past month. (submitted by Erik Gingles) ...

Fredericton owner frustrated by duck egg thief A Fredericton restaurant owner is frustrated efforts to protect a duck nest have been thwarted by an alleged egg thief over the weekend.

E.G. Kingsford (1917) was camping near a wood duck tree nest in Michigan and wrote, “…one morning before sunrise she flew by from the tree to the river with a little duck in her beak… ...