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Winona District Waterfowl Counts 2006

2006 Aerial

WATERFOWL SURVEYS

Winona District

Pools 4-6

Each week during fall migration, biologists fly the Mississippi River
to count the number of waterfowl using Pools 4 - 14 of the Refuge.

Due to survey techniques, this total number is not necessarily the total number of waterfowl in a specific pool.

Select links below to view 2006 waterfowl numbers by District and Pool locations.

October 2, 2006

SPECIES

POOL 4 RIECK'S LAKE

POOL 4 CLOSED

POOL 4 NELSON TREVINO

POOL 4 OPEN

POOL 5 CLOSED

POOL 5 OPEN

POOL 5A CLOSED

POOL 5A OPEN

POOL 6 TREMP. NWR

SWANS

                 

CANADA GEESE

165

175

415

 

690

 

5

 

435

OTHER GEESE

                 

MALLARD

105

10

200

10

1155

85

   

610

BLACKDUCK

                 

PINTAIL

       

15

15

   

30

GADWALL

     

125

215

25

15

 

740

WIGEON

       

245

     

565

N. SHOVELER

               

25

BLUE-WINGED TEAL

20

 

40

15

445

   

10

20

GREEN-WINGED TEAL

5

15

10

20

565

     

60

WOODDUCK

20

10

80

15

115

20

5

15

260

REDHEAD

     

10

         

CANVASBACK

     

15

         

RINGNECK

         

35

     

SCAUP

                 

C. GOLDENEYE

                 

BUFFLEHEAD

                 

MERGANSER

                 

RUDDY DUCK

                 
                   

DUCKS, GEESE & SWAN TOTALS

        315

        210

         745

       210

    3,445

      180

          25

          25

    2,745

                   

PUDDLE DUCKS

        150

          35

         330

       185

    2,755

      145

          20

          25

     2,310

DIVING DUCKS

          -  

          -  

           -  

        25

          -  

       35

          -  

          -  

          -  

October 10, 2006

SPECIES

POOL 4 RIECK'S LAKE

POOL 4 CLOSED

POOL 4 NELSON TREVINO

POOL 4 OPEN

POOL 5 CLOSED

POOL 5 OPEN

POOL 5A CLOSED

POOL 5A OPEN

POOL 6 TREMP. NWR

SWANS

               

5

CANADA GEESE

140

195

165

 

825

15

65

 

910

OTHER GEESE

                 

MALLARD

105

160

535

635

1970

60

230

25

560

BLACK DUCK

 

5

       

5

   

PINTAIL

       

45

     

5

GADWALL

 

10

75

385

1200

90

55

 

300

WIGEON

     

35

240

 

45

 

35

N. SHOVELER

                 

BLUE-WINGED TEAL

15

 

30

15

35

15

 

15

 

GREEN-WINGED TEAL

15

   

70

310

     

80

WOOD DUCK

45

5

35

70

50

   

10

50

REDHEAD

                 

CANVASBACK

     

35

 

70

   

25

RINGNECK

 

10

     

35

   

1445

SCAUP

         

70

   

20

C. GOLDENEYE

                 

BUFFLEHEAD

                 

MERGANSER

                 

RUDDY DUCK

               

100

                   

DUCKS, GEESE & SWAN TOTALS

       320

        385

         840

    1,245

    4,675

     355

        400

          50

    3,535

                   

PUDDLE DUCKS

        180

        180

         675

    1,210

    3,850

      165

        335

          50

     1,030

DIVING DUCKS

          -  

          10

           -  

        35

          -  

      175

          -  

          -  

     1,590

                   

October 19, 2006

SPECIES

POOL 4 RIECK'S LAKE

POOL 4 CLOSED

POOL 4 NELSON TREVINO

POOL 4 OPEN

POOL 5 CLOSED

POOL 5 OPEN

POOL 5A CLOSED

POOL 5A OPEN

POOL 6 TREMP. NWR

SWANS

       

65

     

30

CANADA GEESE

170

530

750

 

235

 

200

 

595

OTHER GEESE

       

15

       

MALLARD

390

395

835

95

2490

170

140

45

1140

BLACK DUCK

       

5

       

PINTAIL

   

10

 

120

     

5

GADWALL

65

20

35

120

1925

775

255

10

975

WIGEON

       

460

185

   

65

N. SHOVELER

               

20

BLUE-WINGED TEAL

         

20