We put up a Wood Duck nesting box last year and this is the first year that a pair used it to nest in. It was very exciting first discovered the Female on 4/24 and then discovered she was incubating 18 eggs. Also found out we have lots of night visitors. Putting up some chicken wire and other obstacles helped deter them. On 5/23 I noticed a pip am not sure if there were other hatchlings in the box. On 5/24 I could see at least 4 ducklings as well as a newly hatched one. Then on 5/25 Female decided it was time to go. She went to the doorway at 8:40 sat for 9 mins but it wasn't time yet back inside she went. At 9:02am back to the doorway and this time it was safe. She left the doorway at 9:05am and by 9:07am 10 ducklings made the leap. They swam away and 7 eggs were non viable with 1 dead duckling.