American wigeons are dabbling ducks that sometimes migrate through our area and have been spotted recently in Cambridge’s ...

Waterfowl stood out as a conservation bright spot with duck populations growing nationwide even as many other groups of birds ...

Merganser duck mothers escort their young to the best feeding spots, but it's much easier to hitch a ride on mom than to try ...

LOWELL — Amid the icy patches of the Merrimack River on a recent February afternoon, a closer inspection of the water reveals a diverse array of waterfowl thriving in this winter wonderland.

The Anatidae are the biological family of birds that includes ducks, geese and swans. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on all the world’s continents except Antarctica and on ...