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Phone: 660-442-3187 |
Waterfowl Surveys
| Refuge Wetlands Flooded | 3,200 acres |
| Refuge Habitat Conditions | Good |
| Refuge Wetlands Frozen | 0% |
Additional birds for viewing on refuge tour loop: Bald Eagles, Sandhill Crane, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, American Bittern, Double-crested Cormorant, Pied-billed Grebe, and numerous shorebird species.
| Date/Species | 04/11/12 |
04/19/12 |
04/25/12 |
05/01/12 |
| Trumpeter Swan | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Tundra Swan | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Canada Geese | 52 |
49 |
97 |
114 |
| White-fronted Geese | 0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Snow Geese | 119 |
58 |
44 |
32 |
Total Geese |
173 |
107 |
141 |
148 |
| Mallard | 568 |
90 |
72 |
93 |
| Gadwall | 2,306 |
1,483 |
538 |
448 |
| American Wigeon | 2 |
0 |
10 |
8 |
| Green-wing Teal | 307 |
307 |
141 |
42 |
| Blue-wing Teal | 10,769 |
9,213 |
8,812 |
4,897 |
| Cinnamon Teal | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Northern Shoveler | 1,281 |
462 |
624 |
583 |
| Northern Pintail | 50 |
40 |
16 |
8 |
| Wood Duck | 41 |
46 |
39 |
23 |
Total Dabblers |
15,324 |
11,641 |
10,253 |
6,107 |
| Redhead | 9 |
0 |
12 |
15 |
| Canvasback | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Lesser Scaup | 111 |
85 |
10 |
18 |
| Ring-neck Duck | 80 |
8 |
18 |
17 |
| Common Goldeneye | 0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Bufflehead | 1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| Ruddy Duck | 34 |
0 |
9 |
5 |
| Hooded Merganser | 2 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
| Common Merganser | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total Divers |
237 |
99 |
52 |
64 |
Total Ducks |
15,561 |
11,740 |
10,305 |
6,171 |
| American Coot | 10,821 |
2,583 |
3,374 |
1,748 |
Information on waterfowl counts, including spring snow goose counts, and habitat conditions throughout Missouri can be located on the Missouri Waterfowl and Habitat Survey web site.
Last updated:
May 2, 2012
