Migratory Birds
Southwest Region
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Waterfowl Survey Shows Good News

north shoveler drakes photo is two duck type birds swimming
Photo credit: USFWS

Canvasbacks, redheads, and Northern shovelers break traditional survey area records.Preliminary results from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Canadian Wildlife Service’s Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey indicate a total duck population estimate of more than 41 million birds in the traditional survey area. This represents a 14 percent increase from 2006 and is 24 percent above the 1955-2006 average. [News Release] Interviews with the pilot/biologists and video of the conditions can be see at http://www.fws.gov/video/wmv/statusprelim2007a.wmv

Whooping Cranes Reach Texas in Record Numbers - ENN Story

Desert Bald Eagle Returns to the Endangered Species List

Blueprint for the Future of Migratory Birds

Access information on waterfowl management in North America (Flyways)

migratory birds flying
Photo Credit: USFWS

 

 

Last updated: June 12, 2009
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