• A record number of ducks flock to Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
    A record number of ducks flock to Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
  • A record number of ducks flock to Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
    A record number of ducks flock to Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge

    What is so special about the number 19,379? That represents how many Lesser Scaup ducks were counted April 3 at the monthly census at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, and it is a record high count.

    Large flocks of ducks congregate together in wetland areas like Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge during migration. This is called staging, and the ducks get together, feast and wait for the perfect weathe…