Midest Region Refuge System

Savanna District Waterfowl Counts 2003

Sept 23, 2003

SPECIES	*POOL 12 DEADMAN*	*POOL 12 GALENA*	*POOL 12 WISE LAKE*	*POOL 13 PLEASANT CREEK*	*POOL 13 GREEN ISLAND*	*POOL 13 SPRING LK UPPER*	*POOL 13 SPRING LK LOWER*	*POOL 13 ELK RIVER*	*POOL 13 LOWER POOL*
*SWANS*
**CANADA GEESE**			60	315	175	15	235	370	140
*OTHER GEESE*
*MALLARD*			40	275	40	10	290	225	105
*BLACKDUCK*							5
*PINTAIL*
*GADWALL*				50			20
*WIGEON*				30			40
*N. SHOVELER*							0
*BLUE-WINGED TEAL*			20	120		10	65	40
*GREEN-WINGED TEAL*			7	10			10
*WOODDUCK*				65			130
*REDHEAD*
*CANVASBACK*
*RINGNECK*
*SCAUP*
*C. GOLDENEYE*
*BUFFLEHEAD*
*MERGANSER*
*RUDDY DUCK*

*DUCKS, GEESE & SWAN TOTALS*	-	-	127	865	215	35	795	635	245

*PUDDLE DUCKS*	-	-	67	550	40	20	560	265	105
*DIVING DUCKS*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

September 29, 2003

SPECIES	*POOL 12 DEADMAN*	*POOL 12 GALENA*	*POOL 12 WISE LAKE*	*POOL 13 PLEASANT CREEK*	*POOL 13 GREEN ISLAND*	*POOL 13 SPRING LK UPPER*	*POOL 13 SPRING LK LOWER*	*POOL 13 ELK RIVER*	*POOL 13 LOWER POOL*
*SWANS*
**CANADA GEESE**				185	5	50	355	55	780
*OTHER GEESE*
*MALLARD*		5	50	55	45	5	1640	80	500
*BLACKDUCK*							5
*PINTAIL*							30
*GADWALL*				10			45
*WIGEON*							55
*N. SHOVELER*							5
*BLUE-WINGED TEAL*	10	10	125	105	45		400		240
*GREEN-WINGED TEAL*			30		10		90
*WOODDUCK*			30	30			170		15
*REDHEAD*
*CANVASBACK*
*RINGNECK*
*SCAUP*
*C. GOLDENEYE*
*BUFFLEHEAD*
*MERGANSER*
*RUDDY DUCK*

*DUCKS, GEESE & SWAN TOTALS*	10	15	235	385	105	55	2,795	135	1,535

*PUDDLE DUCKS*	10	15	235	200	100	5	2,440	80	755
*DIVING DUCKS*

October 8, 2003

SPECIES	*POOL 12 DEADMAN*	*POOL 12 GALENA*	*POOL 12 WISE LAKE*	*POOL 13 PLEASANT CREEK*	*POOL 13 GREEN ISLAND*	*POOL 13 SPRING LK UPPER*	*POOL 13 SPRING LK LOWER*	*POOL 13 ELK RIVER*	*POOL 13 LOWER POOL*
*SWANS*
**CANADA GEESE**			35	465	95	90	1430	425	130
*OTHER GEESE*			15
*MALLARD*				130	5	45	3200	425	2350
*BLACKDUCK*							5		5
*PINTAIL*								25	5
*GADWALL*				50			265		75
*WIGEON*				5			95
*N. SHOVELER*							45
*BLUE-WINGED TEAL*		35	30	40	5	15	400	60	75
*GREEN-WINGED TEAL*							5
*WOODDUCK*			10	50		5	195		5
*REDHEAD*
*CANVASBACK*
*RINGNECK*
*SCAUP*
*C. GOLDENEYE*
*BUFFLEHEAD*
*MERGANSER*
*RUDDY DUCK*

*DUCKS, GEESE & SWAN TOTALS*		35	90	740	105	155	5,640	935	2,645

*PUDDLE DUCKS*		35	40	275	10	65	4,210	510	2,515
*DIVING DUCKS*

October 14, 2003

Flights not flown

Mechanical Problems.

SPECIES	*POOL 12 DEADMAN*	*POOL 12 GALENA*	*POOL 12 WISE LAKE*	*POOL 13 PLEASANT CREEK*	*POOL 13 GREEN ISLAND*	*POOL 13 SPRING LK UPPER*	*POOL 13 SPRING LK LOWER*	*POOL 13 ELK RIVER*	*POOL 13 LOWER POOL*
*SWANS*
**CANADA GEESE**				1065	825	120	1845	465	30
*OTHER GEESE*
*MALLARD*	20			470	55	430	2935	385	70
*BLACKDUCK*
*PINTAIL*				30		45	515
*GADWALL*				20		10	140
*WIGEON*				65			1450
*N. SHOVELER*						15	205
*BLUE-WINGED TEAL*				40			210
*GREEN-WINGED TEAL*				20		210	515	30
*WOODDUCK*				120		10	125		5
*REDHEAD*							90
*CANVASBACK*
*RINGNECK*
*SCAUP*
*C. GOLDENEYE*									15
*BUFFLEHEAD*
*MERGANSER*
*RUDDY DUCK*									25

*DUCKS, GEESE & SWAN TOTALS*	20			1,830	880	840	8,030	880	145

*PUDDLE DUCKS*	20			765	55	720	6,095	415	75
*DIVING DUCKS*							90		40

October 27, 2003

SPECIES	*POOL 12 DEADMAN*	*POOL 12 GALENA*	*POOL 12 WISE LAKE*	*POOL 13 PLEASANT CREEK*	*POOL 13 GREEN ISLAND*	*POOL 13 SPRING LK UPPER*	*POOL 13 SPRING LK LOWER*	*POOL 13 ELK RIVER*	*POOL 13 LOWER POOL*
*SWANS*
**CANADA GEESE**				960	235	475	155	625	55
*OTHER GEESE*
*MALLARD*				2360	120	600	6605	1110	190
*BLACKDUCK*
*PINTAIL*			5	105		55	735	50
*GADWALL*				90		115	495		105
*WIGEON*				125		85	1195
*N. SHOVELER*				40			115
*BLUE-WINGED TEAL*			5	40	5	20	75	45
*GREEN-WINGED TEAL*				50			75
*WOODDUCK*				10		10	20	5
*REDHEAD*									85
*CANVASBACK*							65
*RINGNECK*							300		980
*SCAUP*							825		1460
*C. GOLDENEYE*
*BUFFLEHEAD*									95
*MERGANSER*									60
*RUDDY DUCK*

*DUCKS, GEESE & SWAN TOTALS*			10	3,780	360	1,360	10,660	1,835	3,030

*PUDDLE DUCKS*			10	2,820	125	885	9,315	1,210	295
*DIVING DUCKS*							1,190		2,680

November 7, 2003

Ice beginning to form on most backwaters; Note that due to a tape malfunction data for only one side of the transects for pools 12 and 13 is included.

SPECIES	*POOL 12 DEADMAN*	*POOL 12 GALENA*	*POOL 12 WISE LAKE*	*POOL 13 PLEASANT CREEK*	*POOL 13 GREEN ISLAND*	*POOL 13 SPRING LK UPPER*	*POOL 13 SPRING LK LOWER*	*POOL 13 ELK RIVER*	*POOL 13 LOWER POOL*
SWANS			5			450	100		85
CANADA GEESE				140		490	450	770	100
OTHER GEESE
MALLARD				1230	100	5970	6225	880	40
BLACKDUCK
PINTAIL				5		50	675	50	5
GADWALL						50	115
WIGEON						50	315
N. SHOVELER
BLUE-WINGED TEAL
GREEN-WINGED TEAL			5					5
WOODDUCK			5					5
REDHEAD									500
CANVASBACK									3950
RINGNECK							1500
SCAUP						1000	500		3730
C. GOLDENEYE						15			115
BUFFLEHEAD							10		30
MERGANSER
RUDDY DUCK

*DUCKS, GEESE & SWAN TOTALS*	-	-	15	1,375	100	8,075	9,890	1,710	8,555

*PUDDLE DUCKS*	-	-	10	1,235	100	6,120	7,330	940	45
*DIVING DUCKS*	-	-	-	-	-	1,015	2,010	-	8,325

November 11, 2003

SPECIES	*POOL 12 DEADMAN*	*POOL 12 GALENA*	*POOL 12 WISE LAKE*	*POOL 13 PLEASANT CREEK*	*POOL 13 GREEN ISLAND*	*POOL 13 SPRING LK UPPER*	*POOL 13 SPRING LK LOWER*	*POOL 13 ELK RIVER*	*POOL 13 LOWER POOL*
*SWANS*				50		135	165	125	260
**CANADA GEESE**		10		1865	360	1050	3430	475
*OTHER GEESE*
*MALLARD*			15	5305	460	2380	10780	930	105
*BLACKDUCK*				80		5	15
*PINTAIL*				230	15	35		50	60
*GADWALL*				260		65	925	30
*WIGEON*				15			410		5
*N. SHOVELER*				5		25	25	20
*BLUE-WINGED TEAL*			5				40
*GREEN-WINGED TEAL*				70		30
*WOODDUCK*						5
*REDHEAD*									1225
*CANVASBACK*									11510
*RINGNECK*									2005
*SCAUP*							850		9480
*C. GOLDENEYE*							45		695
*BUFFLEHEAD*						20			470
*MERGANSER*									40
*RUDDY DUCK*									355

*DUCKS, GEESE & SWAN TOTALS*	-	10	20	7,880	835	3,750	16,685	1,630	26,210

*PUDDLE DUCKS*	-	-	20	5,965	475	2,545	12,195	1,030	170
*DIVING DUCKS*	-	-	-	-	-	20	895	-	25,780

November 19, 2003

SPECIES	*POOL 12 DEADMAN*	*POOL 12 GALENA*	*POOL 12 WISE LAKE*	*POOL 13 PLEASANT CREEK*	*POOL 13 GREEN ISLAND*	*POOL 13 SPRING LK UPPER*	*POOL 13 SPRING LK LOWER*	*POOL 13 ELK RIVER*	*POOL 13 LOWER POOL*
*SWANS*						15	950	60
**CANADA GEESE**				2415	110	85	1625	385
*OTHER GEESE*
*MALLARD*			15	6615	185	410	6735	920	160
*BLACKDUCK*							5
*PINTAIL*				200		15	360		55
*GADWALL*				135		30	650		5
*WIGEON*						10	310
*N. SHOVELER*						60	245
*BLUE-WINGED TEAL*
*GREEN-WINGED TEAL*				15		45	195
*WOODDUCK*						10	25
*REDHEAD*							375		615
*CANVASBACK*							4265		5590
*RINGNECK*							670		900
*SCAUP*							3045	2000	3750
*C. GOLDENEYE*							75		300
*BUFFLEHEAD*									295
*MERGANSER*									145
*RUDDY DUCK*									390

*DUCKS, GEESE & SWAN TOTALS*	-	-	15	9380	295	680	19,530	3,365	12,205

*PUDDLE DUCKS*	-	-	15	6,965	185	580	8,525	920	220
*DIVING DUCKS*	-	-	-	-	-	-	8,430	2,000	11,985

November 25, 2003

SPECIES	*POOL 12 DEADMAN*	*POOL 12 GALENA*	*POOL 12 WISE LAKE*	*POOL 13 PLEASANT CREEK*	*POOL 13 GREEN ISLAND*	*POOL 13 SPRING LK UPPER*	*POOL 13 SPRING LK LOWER*	*POOL 13 ELK RIVER*	*POOL 13 LOWER POOL*
*SWANS*						170	405	5	10
**CANADA GEESE**				1435	395	1160	3095	710
*OTHER GEESE*
*MALLARD*			20	1195	325	1370	4395	1630	40
*BLACKDUCK*							10
*PINTAIL*
*GADWALL*							5
*WIGEON*
*N. SHOVELER*
*BLUE-WINGED TEAL*
*GREEN-WINGED TEAL*
*WOODDUCK*
*REDHEAD*
*CANVASBACK*									5485
*RINGNECK*									45
*SCAUP*									605
*C. GOLDENEYE*							25		1570
*BUFFLEHEAD*			5						5
*MERGANSER*
*RUDDY DUCK*

*DUCKS, GEESE & SWAN TOTALS*	-	-	25	2,630	720	2,700	7,935	2,345	7,760

*PUDDLE DUCKS*	-	-	20	1,195	325	1,370	4,410	1,630	40
*DIVING DUCKS*	-	-	5	-	-	-	25	-	7,710

December 4, 2003 (note that pool 13 was not flown because of snow showers)

Flights are scheduled through the week of December 15, 2003, weather and ice conditions permitting.

SPECIES	*POOL 12 DEADMAN*	*POOL 12 GALENA*	*POOL 12 WISE LAKE*	*POOL 13 PLEASANT CREEK*	*POOL 13 GREEN ISLAND*	*POOL 13 SPRING LK UPPER*	*POOL 13 SPRING LK LOWER*	*POOL 13 ELK RIVER*	*POOL 13 LOWER POOL*
*SWANS*
**CANADA GEESE**				1115	240
*OTHER GEESE*
*MALLARD*			200	760	5
*BLACKDUCK*
*PINTAIL*
*GADWALL*
*WIGEON*
*N. SHOVELER*				15
*BLUE-WINGED TEAL*
*GREEN-WINGED TEAL*
*WOODDUCK*
*REDHEAD*
*CANVASBACK*
*RINGNECK*
*SCAUP*
*C. GOLDENEYE*
*BUFFLEHEAD*
*MERGANSER*
*RUDDY DUCK*

*DUCKS, GEESE & SWAN TOTALS*	-	-	200	1,890	245	-	-	-	-

*PUDDLE DUCKS*	-	-	200	775	5	-	-	-	-
*DIVING DUCKS*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Last Flight of the Season

SPECIES	*POOL 12 DEADMAN*	*POOL 12 GALENA*	*POOL 12 WISE LAKE*	*POOL 13 PLEASANT CREEK*	*POOL 13 GREEN ISLAND*	*POOL 13 SPRING LK UPPER*	*POOL 13 SPRING LK LOWER*	*POOL 13 ELK RIVER*	*POOL 13 LOWER POOL*
*SWANS*
*CANADA GEESE*				155	500	35	645
*OTHER GEESE*
*MALLARD*							915
*BLACKDUCK*
*PINTAIL*
*GADWALL*
*WIGEON*
*N. SHOVELER*
*BLUE-WINGED TEAL*
*GREEN-WINGED TEAL*
*WOODDUCK*
*REDHEAD*
*CANVASBACK*
*RINGNECK*
*SCAUP*
*C. GOLDENEYE*				10
*BUFFLEHEAD*
*MERGANSER*
*RUDDY DUCK*

*DUCKS, GEESE & SWAN TOTALS*	-	-	-	165	500	35	1,560	-	-

*PUDDLE DUCKS*	-	-	-	-	-	-	915	-	-
*DIVING DUCKS*	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-

For additional information write or call:

Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
51 East 4th Street, Room 101
Winona, Minnesota 55987
(507) 452-4232

Select links below to view 2003 waterfowl numbers by District and Pool locations.

Total Refuge: Pools 4-14
Winona District: Pools 4-6
LaCrosse District: Pools 7-8
McGregor District: Pools 9-11

Last updated: December 22, 2010

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