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Phone: 660-442-3187 |
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
