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Phone: 660-442-3187
V/TTY: 800-877-8339
Address:
P.O. Box 158
Mound City, MO 64470

Waterfowl Surveys

Refuge Wetlands Flooded
3,200 acres
Refuge Habitat Conditions
Good
Refuge Wetlands Frozen
0%

Waterfowl use of the Refuge may change daily due to the interaction between weather and migration events.

Bald Eagle - 5, Sandhill crane - 5, Great Blue Heron - 17, Great Egret - 9, . White Pelican - 16, DC Cormorant - 7, Short-billed Dowitchers - 10, . . . .American Avocets - 7.

Date/Species
10/13/09
10/19/09
10/26/09
11/02/09
Trumpeter Swan
0
0
0
1
Tundra Swan
0
0
0
0
Canada Geese
856
565
411
670
White-fronted Geese
538
2003
8300
210
Snow Geese
150
520
490
1530
Total Geese
1544
3088
9201
2410
Mallard
8245
13350
36767
49615
Gadwall
3232
3840
7670
18000
American Widgeon
384
720
1000
600
Green-wing Teal
4033
2682
6162
2110
Blue-wing Teal
773
1481
223
0
Cinnamon Teal
0
0
0
0
Northern Shoveler
428
1310
2207
2555
Northern Pintail
8428
15552
33070
25560
Wood Duck
292
185
202
50
Total Dabblers
25815
39120
87301
98490
Redhead
0
0
20
1
Canvasback
0
0
40
10
Lesser Scaup
0
0
0
200
Ring-neck Duck
565
807
2140
8850
Common Goldeneye
0
0
0
0
Bufflehead
7
0
3
0
Ruddy Duck
0
6
47
286
Hooded Merganser
0
0
0
22
Common Merganser
0
0
0
0
Total Divers
572
813
2250
9369
Total Ducks
26387
39933
89551
107859
American Coot
10764
20330
35960
19425

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: November 3, 2009