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Phone: 660-442-3187 |
Waterfowl Surveys
| Refuge Wetlands Flooded | 3,400 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 - 15, Great Blue Heron - 18, Great Egret - 6, White Pelican - 80, . . DC Cormorant - 6, White Faced Ibis - 4, Gull Spp. - 1.
| Date/Species | 10/26/09 |
11/02/09 |
11/09/09 |
11/17/09 |
| Trumpeter Swan | 0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Tundra Swan | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Canada Geese | 411 |
670 |
1248 |
300 |
| White-fronted Geese | 8300 |
210 |
1700 |
0 |
| Snow Geese | 490 |
1530 |
8500 |
0 |
Total Geese |
9201 |
2410 |
11448 |
300 |
| Mallard | 36767 |
49615 |
71443 |
75703 |
| Gadwall | 7670 |
18000 |
19065 |
11840 |
| American Widgeon | 1000 |
600 |
350 |
0 |
| Green-wing Teal | 6162 |
2110 |
5870 |
1467 |
| Blue-wing Teal | 223 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cinnamon Teal | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Northern Shoveler | 2207 |
2555 |
1340 |
2360 |
| Northern Pintail | 33070 |
25560 |
27500 |
27050 |
| Wood Duck | 202 |
50 |
3 |
0 |
Total Dabblers |
87301 |
98490 |
125571 |
118420 |
| Redhead | 20 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| Canvasback | 40 |
10 |
20 |
0 |
| Lesser Scaup | 0 |
200 |
600 |
100 |
| Ring-neck Duck | 2140 |
8850 |
14000 |
10000 |
| Common Goldeneye | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bufflehead | 3 |
0 |
20 |
40 |
| Ruddy Duck | 47 |
286 |
73 |
460 |
| Hooded Merganser | 0 |
22 |
80 |
0 |
| Common Merganser | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total Divers |
2250 |
9369 |
14795 |
10600 |
Total Ducks |
89551 |
107859 |
140366 |
129020 |
| American Coot | 35960 |
19425 |
23730 |
9620 |
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 17, 2009
