Birding at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge

Mingo National Wildlife Refuge was established with migratory waterfowl in mind. Throughout the year viewing is available for refuge visitors. Early morning and dusk are the best viewing times for waterfowl on the refuge in the moist-soil unit areas and larger water areas in the spring and fall.

**Mingo National Wildlife Refuge Fall 2023 Bird Count**
Species	waterfowl count 1/23/24	waterfowl count 1/17/24	waterfowl count 1/8/24	waterfowl count 1/3/24	waterfowl count 12/18/23	waterfowl Count 12/11/23	waterfowl count 12/4/23	Waterfowl count 11/29/23	Waterfowl Count 11/8/23	Waterfowl Count 11/2/23	Waterfowl Count 10/23/23	Waterfowl Count 10/17/23	Waterfowl Count 10/12/2023	Waterfowl Count 10/2/2023
Mallard (MALL)	613	2792	7802	10124	7289	10847	10854	7203	2121	1216	589	572	437	104
Gadwall (GADW)	25	468	2039	2590	2772	2732	2813	3338	1310	1251	599	205	99	15
Northern Pintail (NOPI)	0	25	401	456	445	683	496	294	303	274	559	587	590	248
Northern Shoveler (NSHO)	0	145	910	1084	834	1253	1170	1784	320	118	35	52	33	0
Wood Duck (WODU)	104	389	560	568	542	640	769	772	927	1079	1103	995	847	911
Green-wing Teal (AGWT)	0	0	616	935	1537	1050	1628	380	1527	981	1031	1094	716	58
Blue-wing Teal (BWTE)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	115	211	628	1031	590	635
American Widgeon (AMWI)	0	40	238	189	210	249	187	229	121	82	44	51	20	6
Black-bellied Whistling Duck (BBWD)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Ring-necked Duck (RNDU)	123	620	1132	1529	930	1096	1111	1073	106	123	0	0	0	0
American Black Duck	0	0	3	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bufflehead	2	0	31	25	0	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
Hooded Merganser	78	136	114	90	64	79	67	79	0	0	0	0	0	0
Redhead	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Ducks	945	4,615	13,846	17,594	14,626	18,632	19,103	15,152	6854	5335	4588	4587	3334	1,979
Canada Geese	122	734	808	252	399	298	204	263	183	113	139	71	90	3
White-fronted Geese	1	465	2422	443	333	0	0	245	0	0	113	0	0	0
Snow Geese	0	0	423	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Geese	123	1,199	3,653	695	732	298	204	508	183	113	252	71	90	3
Bald Eagle (Mature)	12	29	34	18	16	18	20	19	16	11	12	10	4	7
Bald Eagle (Immature)	8	25	32	13	15	17	17	16	11	8	9	8	5	4
Total Eagles	20	54	66	31	31	35	37	35	27	19	21	18	9	11
American Coot (COOT)	0	0	107	95	95	410	495	890	170	167	295	30	0	0
Great Blue Heron (GBH)	12	18	31	19	23	50	56	77	78	49	99	92	116	99
Great Egret (GREG)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	116
Pied-billed Grebe (PBG)	4	18	13	14	15	15	17	19	15	21	12	8	8	0
Trumpeter Swan (TRSW)	12	38	74	44	45	56	39	13	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mute Swan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Limpkin	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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