Waterfowl Population Summary

Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge

REFUGE TOTALS

Fall 2004/Winter 2005

	10/16/2004	11/1/2004	11/16/2004	12/1/2004	12/16/2004	1/1/2005	1/16/2005	2/1/2005	2/16/2005	3/1/2005
	to	to	to	to	to	to	to	to	to	to
	10/31/2004	11/15/2004	11/30/2004	12/15/2004	12/31/2004	1/15/2005	1/31/2005	2/15/2005	2/29/05	3/16/2005
Tundra Swan						4	4
Trumpeter Swan
Total Swans	0	0		0		4	4	0	0
Canada Goose	673	931		2,201		6,329	5,130	4,542	1,527
Brant
White-fronted Goose				50		100	130	85	92
Snow Goose							6	5	21
Ross's Goose								1
Total Geese	673	931		2,251		6,430	5,266	4,633	1,640
Mallard	1,629	10,709		39,005		103,724	67,392	30,114	7,943
Black Duck	35	278		3,229		7,472	3,668	1,482	496
Gadwall	4,345	5,061		8,448		12,512	10,523	4,302	1,508
American Wigeon	1,140	3,762		2,200		5,673	1,914	1,124	292
Pintail	1,308	2,360		4,127		8,665	1,448	2,145	690
Green-winged Teal	6,398	6,175		1,997		4,665	1,470	2,973	660
Blue-winged Teal	20
Shoveler	455	370221		230		256	30	85	324
Wood Duck	76			235		60		39	56
Unidentified Duck		25
Redhead		1,758				25			10
Ring-necked Duck				6,440		11,564	5,780	518	589
Canvasback		1,150		70		1,683	1,800	670	110
Scaup	4			615		2,655	2,790	307	569
Common Goldeneye		15		22		1,583	231	71	52
Bufflehead		560		173		428	364	632	542
Ruddy Duck		259		660		240	1,973	1,215	735
Hooded Merganser				451		1,268	622	220	390
Red-breasted Merganser				70		295
Common Merganser						5	111	100	130
Total Ducks	15,410	32,703		67,972		162,773	100,116	45,997	15,096
Bald Eagle (Adult)	4	1		45		35	30	13	12
Bald Eagles (Immature)	6	5		21		21	23	13	5
Total Bald Eagles	10	6		66		56	53	26	17
Golden Eagles (Adult)
Golden Eagles (Immature)
Total Golden Eagles	0	0		0		0	0	0	0
Common Loon	7	4		8		14	66	5	106
American Coot	3,454	11,360		682		665	1,850	600	590
American White Pelican	340	374
Sandhill Crane
Survey Details
Type	Aerial	Aerial	Aerial	Aerial	Aerial	Aerial	Aerial	Aerial	Aerial	Aerial
Area Coverage	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Date Conducted	10/24/2004	11/5/2004	No Survey	12/14/2004	No Survey	1/6/2005	1/18/2005	2/11/2005	2/25/2005	No Survey
Observer	Wheat	Wheat	Wheat	Wheat	Wheat	Wheat	Wheat	Wheat	Wheat	Wheat
Change from Last Year Survey During Same Period of Year (Geese)	23%	48%	*	-1%	*	64%	-18%	-44%	-64%	*
Change from 5-Year Average During Same Period of Year (Geese)	8%	2%	*	12%	*	-19%	-36%	-32%	-70%	*
Change from 10-Year Average During Same Period of Year (Geese)	-5%	-20%	*	8%	*	-27%	-56%	-52%	-74%	*
Change from Last Year Survey During Same Period of Year (Duck)	-14%	67%	*	-3%	*	139%	-12%	-31%	-63%	*
Change from 5-Year Average During Same Period of Year (Duck)	-1%	10%	*	-10%	*	-10%	-36%	-56%	-65%	*
Change from 10-Year Average During Same Period of Year (Duck)	63%	26%	*	3%	*	no change	-38%	-58%	-72%	*