The Bemidji Area Natural Resources Continuing Education Consortium is presenting “Scaup, Coots and Parasites on Winnie,” a natural resources presentation scheduled for 3-4 p.m. Aug. 18 at the ...

While it's tragic and alarming to see a massive die-off, it's not uncommon for birds that travel in such large populations.

An estimated 3,000 scaup and several hundred coot were found dead on Minnesota’s lake Winnibigosh. Waterfowl hunters and officials from the Minnesota DNR first ...

The reason lies in an intraspecific battle being fought within the host species: the parasite is simply caught in the crossfire. The black-headed duck Heteronetta atricapilla, a little-known South ...

3. Preening helps them stay dry. Preening is the process by which ducks groom themselves to get rid of dust, dirt, and ...

parasites fail with certain hosts because they ... study where male facultative interspecific brood parasitic ducks mistakenly courted females of the host species instead of their own (Sorenson ...