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Phone: 660-442-3187 |
Waterfowl Surveys
| Refuge Wetlands Flooded | 3,300 acres |
| Refuge Habitat Conditions | Good |
| Refuge Wetlands Frozen | 0% |
The Spring waterfowl migration is essentially complete. Waterfowl surveys will resume in September, 2009.
Waterfowl use of the Refuge may change daily due to the interaction between weather and migration events.
| Date/Species | 4/24/09 |
5/01/09 |
5/08/09 |
5/11/09 |
| Trumpeter Swan | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Tundra Swan | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Canada Geese | 72 |
76 |
118 |
235 |
| White-fronted Geese | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Snow Geese | 40 |
75 |
0 |
0 |
Total Geese |
112 |
151 |
118 |
235 |
| Mallard | 57 |
12 |
8 |
5 |
| Gadwall | 4345 |
2410 |
825 |
1000 |
| American Widgeon | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Green-wing Teal | 10 |
10 |
10 |
0 |
| Blue-wing Teal | 5580 |
2455 |
2541 |
785 |
| Cinnamon Teal | 0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Northern Shoveler | 5535 |
2095 |
880 |
424 |
| Northern Pintail | 0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Wood Duck | 0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
Total Dabblers |
15527 |
6990 |
4264 |
2216 |
| Redhead | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Canvasback | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Lesser Scaup | 14 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Ring-neck Duck | 110 |
10 |
51 |
6 |
| Common Goldeneye | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bufflehead | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ruddy Duck | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hooded Merganser | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Common Merganser | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total Divers |
124 |
12 |
51 |
6 |
Total Ducks |
15651 |
7002 |
4315 |
2222 |
| American Coot | 14610 |
4035 |
3185 |
2345 |
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 11, 2009
