Steve met Mike and Toni Deery at their ranch this morning, where they have a pond with a wood duck box. Steve's gone over twice to check the status, and this morning there were 23 eggs -- double the normal amount. He's guessing another female wood duck "dumped" her eggs in this female's nest after a raccoon got her own first batch. The eggs will hatch in about five days.
Steve, Toni, and Mike also banded the duck (number 1096-90254), removing her briefly from the box to place the band and check the eggs before setting her back in. She settled in cozily.
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