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Phone: 660-442-3187 |
Waterfowl Surveys
| Refuge Wetlands Flooded | 3,600 acres |
| Refuge Habitat Conditions | Good |
| Refuge Wetlands Frozen | 1% |
Waterfowl use of the Refuge may change daily due to the interaction between weather and migration events.
Weekly waterfowl counts will begin again during the spring of 2010.
| Date/Species | 11/17/09 |
11/23/09 |
11/30/09 |
12/7/09 |
| Trumpeter Swan | 3 |
10 |
28 |
38 |
| Tundra Swan | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Canada Geese | 300 |
820 |
1217 |
3984 |
| White-fronted Geese | 0 |
450 |
460 |
823 |
| Snow Geese | 0 |
85000 |
110,000 |
23500 |
Total Geese |
300 |
86270 |
111,677 |
28307 |
| Mallard | 75703 |
65725 |
48660 |
11829 |
| Gadwall | 11840 |
7540 |
7680 |
153 |
| American Widgeon | 0 |
620 |
350 |
0 |
| Green-wing Teal | 1467 |
1262 |
0 |
1 |
| Blue-wing Teal | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cinnamon Teal | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Northern Shoveler | 2360 |
4401 |
1670 |
3435 |
| Northern Pintail | 27050 |
23925 |
5970 |
0 |
| Wood Duck | 0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
Total Dabblers |
118420 |
103473 |
64331 |
15422 |
| Redhead | 0 |
200 |
180 |
0 |
| Canvasback | 0 |
300 |
294 |
2 |
| Lesser Scaup | 100 |
520 |
170 |
9 |
| Ring-neck Duck | 10000 |
12625 |
12360 |
4 |
| Common Goldeneye | 0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Bufflehead | 40 |
78 |
21 |
23 |
| Ruddy Duck | 460 |
15 |
10 |
0 |
| Hooded Merganser | 0 |
8 |
33 |
33 |
| Common Merganser | 0 |
0 |
0 |
118 |
Total Divers |
10600 |
13746 |
13070 |
158 |
Total Ducks |
129020 |
117219 |
77401 |
15580 |
| American Coot | 9620 |
5995 |
1645 |
229 |
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:
December 28, 2009
