Build Your Own Simple Nest Box for Ducks - DIY Courtesy of Iowa DNR

  Get inspired to attract hooded mergansers and wood ducks to your area with these easy-to-make DIY nest box plans. They work best where these ducks love to nest—wooded wetlands, riverbanks and shorelines. Both species are secondary cavity nesters—meaning they can’t create their own nest hole in a tree like a woodpecker can, so they rely on pre-existing holes. These may be made by other species or created by natural processes of decay or limb breakage. They also readily use built nest boxes. Here are a few tips courtesy of Iowa DNR on placement and construction... READ MORE