[NatureNS] how do wood ducks locate nest sites

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Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:45:00 -0700 (PDT)
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This year Wood Ducks nested in the Saw Whet Owl box at the camp (East Dalho=
usie, Kings Co). The box is about 150' from the lakeIshore and there are fa=
r too many trees for it to be visible from the water even before leaf out. =
Does anyone know how the Wood Ducks manage to locate nesting cavities not v=
isible from the water like this one? Chance? Do they venture into the woods=
 with a search image in mind?=0A=0A=0AI have looked around for information =
on this all summer but have not come across much on the subject.=A0=0A=0ANa=
ncy
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mes new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div>This year Wood D=
ucks nested in the Saw Whet Owl box at the camp (East Dalhousie, Kings Co).=
 The box is about 150' from the lakeIshore and there are far too many trees=
 for it to be visible from the water even before leaf out. Does anyone know=
 how the Wood Ducks manage to locate nesting cavities not visible from the =
water like this one? Chance? Do they venture into the woods with a search i=
mage in mind?<br></div><div><br></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); fo=
nt-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; backgroun=
d-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">I have looked around for informa=
tion on this all summer but have not come across much on the subject.&nbsp;=
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s new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent;
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e: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-colo=
r: transparent; font-style: normal;">Nancy<br></div><div><br></div><div sty=
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w york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br=
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