Waterfowl Population Summary

Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge

Duck River Unit

Fall 2011/Winter 2012

	10/16/2011	11/1/2011	11/16/2011	12/1/2011	12/16/2011	1/1/2012	1/16/2012	2/1/2012	2/16/2012
	to	to	to	to	to	to	to	to	to
	10/31/2011	11/15/2011	11/30/2011	12/15/2011	12/31/2011	1/15/2012	1/31/2012	2/15/2012	2/28/2012
Tundra Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Total Swans		0	0		0	0	0	0
Canada Goose		352	1,010		1,635	1,438	1,626	1,463
Cackling Goose					200	200	200	200
White-fronted Goose		100	70		410	800	1,100	1,500
Snow Goose					30	20	35	150
Ross's Goose		2			10	10	10	10
Total Geese		454	1,080		2,285	2,468	2,971	3,323
Mallard		2,282	17,740		56,029	62,741	46,029	15,628
Black Duck		46	328		582	745	960	189
Gadwall		5,910	9,708		9,681	14,056	9,146	2,511
American Wigeon		1,337	1,710		2,052	3,632	3,143	2,247
Pintail		1,488	5,636		6,382	6,646	4,830	2,520
Green-winged Teal		3,469	7,860		8,170	7,772	5,597	3,405
Blue-winged Teal		2	5
Shoveler		284	480		550	570	950	300
Wood Duck		57	55		22	19	39	37
Unidentified Duck
Redhead		10
Ring-necked Duck		100	1,850		2,930	3,555	4,492	3,765
Canvasback			250			13	13
Scaup			550		127	167	249	173
Common Goldeneye					9	31	46	6
Bufflehead			611		249	428	382	342
Ruddy Duck			90			38	5	35
Hooded Merganser			552		645	968	460	115
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser			10			2
Total Ducks		14,985	47,435		87,428	101,383	76,341	31,273
Bald Eagle (Adult)		4	4		10	14	21	17
Bald Eagles (Immature)		6	17		8	24	35	9
Total Bald Eagles		10	21		18	38	56	26
Golden Eagles (Adult)
Golden Eagles (Immature)
Total Golden Eagles		0	0		0	0	0	0
Common Loon
American Coot			420		2,320	2,205	2,680	1,328
American White Pelican		1,530	200		9	4
Sandhill Crane
Survey Details
Type	Aerial	Aerial	Aerial	Aerial	Aerial	Aerial	Aerial	Aerial	Aerial
Area Coverage	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Date Conducted	No Survey	11.1.2011	11.18.2011	No Survey	12.21.11	1.3.2012	1.20.2012	2.2.2012
Observer	Wheat	Wheat	Wheat	Wheat	Wheat	Wheat	Wheat	Wheat	Wheat