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Title: Annual report of the Commissioners of Fisheries, Game and Forests of the State of New York
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: New York (State). Commissioners of Fisheries, Game and Forests
Subjects: Forests and forestry Fisheries Game and game-birds
Publisher: (Albany, N.Y. : The Commission)

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WOODDUCK FEMALE Aix 5PON5A, 5wainson ^ FISHERIES, GAME AND FORESTS. 259 will mount every half-submerged tree or branch, every water-soaked log that comes inthe way, stand erect, flip their wings and preen for an instant (they are always fussingwith their plumage) before swimming on. These half-submerged limbs and logs makewhat the muskrat trappers call likely places, and many a bright little wood-duckhas come to grief in the trap so carefully placed thereon. That Ishmael of the woods, the mink, also takes toll of them, while huge pikeand pickerel are lurking below ready to engulf their fledglings with sudden swirl andsplash among the lily pads. Watching a happy family of these birds is a delightful way to pass the time. Thetender concern shown by the female in the welfare of her young, the scraps of conver-sation carried on with her consort in soft, liquid tones to which he replies with a quietpeet! peet ! are in keeping with the wood-life they lead. Like the rustle of the softleaves

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