Upper Mississippi River Refuge
Midwest Region
Savanna District Waterfowl Counts 2003
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.
Last updated: December 22, 2010