South Carolina hunters and landowners can help SCNDR and APHIS monitor this potential HPAI event by reporting sightings of dead wood ducks or other waterfowl to SCDNR (800-922-5431 or webmaster ...

Wood ducks always reliable Mike Marsh StarNews Correspondent As the dawn restored life to my surroundings, I listened to brown thrashers chirring in nearby brush.

Kneece said the wood duck boxes had a special role in bringing the species back from the brink of extinction. Most ducks in South Carolina are only in the state during the winter and breed in ...

In January, 2022, HPAI was detected in two wild ducks harvested by a hunter in Colleton County, South Carolina, and one wild duck in Hyde County, North Carolina.

Avian Flu has hit the low country wood duck population. Noticeable population drop-offs have been sited in Clarendon, Colleton and Williamsburg counties. According to South Carolina Department of ...

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) is investigating suspected bird flu-related die-offs in Clarendon, Colleton and Williamsburg counties. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

The wood duck was named South Carolina's State Duck in 2009. Some of our animal friends in Spartanburg include black bears, which have been seen in the county and recently downtown, ...

The duck, which we all thought was a wood duck at first, flew right by my buddy’s head. We were like, ‘yeah, we should probably just sit down.’” Mandarin ducks are native to The Far East.