Jerry R. Longcore James K. Ringelman 1982 <p>Movements and wetland selection by brood-rearing black ducks (<i>Anas rubripes</i>) were studied in Maine during 1977-80. Eight radio-marked hens moved their broods an average of 1.2 km from the nest to rearing pond, but only 1 hen initiated secondary brood movements. Half of the 85 broods reared in the study area used only 3 wetlands, and most rearing ponds contained active beaver (<i>Castor canadensis</i>) colonies. Brood-rearing hens preferred Emergent ponds over lakes and Evergreen Scrub-Shrub wetlands, and did not occupy Dead Scrub-Shrub, Unconsolidated Bottom, or Aquatic Bed wetlands. Rearing ponds were large and possessed extensive areas of flooded mountain alder (<i>Alnus incana</i>), willow (<i>Salix</i> spp.), and herbaceous vegetation. Wetlands avoided by brood-rearing hens were those with large areas of open water, submergent aquatics, or ericaceous shrub vegetation.</p> application/pdf 10.2307/3808551 en Wiley Movements and wetland selection by brood-rearing black ducks article