This mother hooded merganser and her clutch are being brought to you completely wirelessly from the Brillion Wildlife Area courtesy of Brillion High School's STEM team. Interestingly, the 14 eggs she is incubating are a mixture of her own and those of a wood duck whom she out-competed for the site. It is not uncommon for hens of either species to hatch and raise mixed broods of ducklings.
How is it that you are able to watch this? A small solar panel powers the camera and a radio that sends the signal back to a trailer housing a larger solar array and the computer equipment necessary to transmit the signal to the world wide web and onto your screen. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. We pride ourselves on finding and solving real-world problems through the integrated use of the STEM disciplines. Please view our project page at https://sites.google.com/site/stemduckhouses/home.