Wood Duck
(Adopted 1974)

These surface feeders of ponds, marshes, and creeks feed by dabbling and tipping up. They do not dive. Males are distinctive, females less so -- they may be known by the company they keep. Most marsh ducks are found continentwide, nesting in the northern interior, and migrating to coastal marshes in winter. This gaudy duck may be known by its unusual face pattern and swept-back crest. It often perches in trees.