Ducklings Arrive in Time for Mother's Day

Ten wood ducklings are celebrating Mother's Day weekend on San Ramon Creek in downtown Walnut Creek.

The ducks hatched from a nesting box, and two other boxes have eggs that are about to hatch. "After the hatch boxes are cleaned and refilled with fresh bedding material," a second nesting might be in order, reported Brian Murphy — the same mom had two nestings last spring in the ravine off South Main Street, from which you can hear the whine of tires from Highway 680. Murphy is a volunteer with the Just For Ducks program of the Mount Diablo Audubon Society.

On nearby Tice Creek there are nine ducklings on the creek with a mom and another box of eggs about to hatch, Murphy said.

Earlier this week, Patch reported on a wood duck mom sitting on eggs in a nesting box. Thanks to Patch reader Paula Miller for asking for an update.

Saturday is an organized volunteer cleanup day on downtown creeks.