| FWS.gov

Birding - 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 2022 Bird Count
Species	Waterfowl Count for the Date of 2/27/23	Waterfowl Count for the Date of 2/21/23	Waterfowl Count for the Date of 2/14/23	Waterfowl Count for the Date of 2/8/23	Waterfowl Count for the Date of 1/30/23	Waterfowl Count for the Date of 1/24/23	Waterfowl Count for the Date of 1/18/23	Waterfowl Count for the Date of 1/9/23	Waterfowl Count for the Date of 1/3/23	Waterfowl Count for the Date of: 11/28/22	Waterfowl Count for the Date of: 11/21/22	Waterfowl Count for the Date of: 11/17/2022	Waterfowl Count for the Date of: 11/09/22	Waterfowl Count for the Date of: 10/31/22	Waterfowl Count for the Date of: 10/24/22	Waterfowl Count for the Date of: 10/17/22	Waterfowl Count for the Date of: 10/12/22	Waterfowl Count for the Date of: 10/3/22	Waterfowl Count for the Date of: 9/26/22
Mallard (MALL)	5,657	10,842	11,634	9,122	8,611	16,577	13,139	3,217	3,957	8,778	5,079	5,927	5,758	732	816	813	157	317	10
Gadwall (GADW)	531	893	827	1,355	1,469	2,748	2,072	764	1,081	4,317	2,294	3,157	2,539	737	747	134	0	35	0
Northern Pintail (NOPI)	384	333	776	680	359	1,644	1,439	250	468	805	631	646	876	332	570	636	465	441	104
Northern Shoveler (NSHO)	1,441	1,385	1,418	1,053	1,193	1,108	1,663	464	772	1,084	710	731	540	70	75	25	0	20	0
Wood Duck (WODU)	490	845	645	364	368	471	635	168	388	975	526	888	976	985	1,429	1,419	1,094	1,270	977
Green-wing Teal (AGWT)	2,080	1,298	773	1,857	606	658	948	175	705	5,324	2,664	1,684	3,613	1,209	2,146	1,182	170	142	54
Blue-wing Teal (BWTE)	0	12	48	87	0	15	225	0	0	0	0	0	40	30	125	1,560	1,479	1,519	578
American Widgeon (AMWI)	141	84	218	174	166	285	345	112	162	705	256	236	220	60	99	45	35	45	21
Black-bellied Whistling Duck (BBWD)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Ring-necked Duck (RNDU)	614	2,013	990	1,383	689	291	496	198	539	602	579	16	89	0	0	0	0	0	0
American Black Duck	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bufflehead	88	84	110	101	134	118	127	0	0	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Ducks	11,544	17,938	17,545	16,321	13,715	23,991	21,148	5,417	8,177	22,595	12,745	13,289	146,51	4,155	6,007	5,814	3,400	3,693	1,744
Canada Geese	390	360	565	597	349	287	541	290	570	526	304	358	434	303	152	145	113	214	0
White-fronted Geese	350	1,280	1,216	2,490	1,120	890	0	0	0	848	107	0	0	0	128	0	0	0	0
Snow Geese	2,150	0	0	24,010	1,950	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Geese	2,890	1,640	1,781	27,097	3,419	1,177	541	290	570	1,374	411	358	434	303	280	145	113	214	0
Bald Eagle (Mature)	21	21	21	17	21	19	38	23	33	25	19	14	15	13	7	5	5	5	4
Bald Eagle (Immature)	19	27	28	32	27	17	42	22	32	23	21	13	8	6	2	3	3	2	0
Total Eagles	40	48	49	49	48	36	80	45	65	48	40	27	23	19	9	8	8	7	4
Coot (COOT)	105	410	290	295	0	75	210	0	0	1,090	315	440	410	490	1090	0	0	0	0
Great Blue Heron (GBH)	43	51	77	49	46	31	45	28	54	138	81	123	164	134	121	115	98	74	61
Great Egret (GREG)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	6	356	89
Pied-billed Grebe (PBGR)	14	12	7	9	9	6	8	7	11	25	19	16	16	21	30	12	9	13	7
Trumpeter Swan (TRSW)	0	11	94	172	135	53	169	193	185	32	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mute Swan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

You are exiting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service website