The US Army Corps of Engineers  manages over 10,000 acres of land for timber management and wildlife management opportunities.  Due to the easy access to this land, the Demopolis Site Office works with the Alabama  Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to band Wood Ducks in this area.

This gives the Black Warrior and Tombigbee Project a very good idea of how many Wood Ducks are using this area and goes hand in hand with our Wood Duck nest box program.  Currently we have over 60 boxes up to provide additional nesting habitat throughout the BW&T Project.

Last year a total of 51 Wood Ducks were banded in Alabama, this year we were able to band 7 on this project. Banding is a great tool to learn about the duck's migration patterns and if they are returning to familiar nesting sites year after year.