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Phone: 660-442-3187 |
Waterfowl Surveys
| Refuge Wetlands Flooded | 3,300 acres |
| Refuge Habitat Conditions | Good |
| Refuge Wetlands Frozen | 0% |
Waterfowl use of the Refuge may change daily due to the interaction between weather and migration events.
| Date/Species | 4/16/09 |
4/24/09 |
5/01/09 |
5/08/09 |
| Trumpeter Swan | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Tundra Swan | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Canada Geese | 38 |
72 |
76 |
118 |
| White-fronted Geese | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Snow Geese | 90 |
40 |
75 |
0 |
Total Geese |
128 |
112 |
151 |
118 |
| Mallard | 27 |
57 |
12 |
8 |
| Gadwall | 7800 |
4345 |
2410 |
825 |
| American Widgeon | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Green-wing Teal | 690 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
| Blue-wing Teal | 9820 |
5580 |
2455 |
2541 |
| Cinnamon Teal | 0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Northern Shoveler | 12120 |
5535 |
2095 |
880 |
| Northern Pintail | 2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Wood Duck | 4 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
Total Dabblers |
30463 |
15527 |
6990 |
4264 |
| Redhead | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Canvasback | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Lesser Scaup | 143 |
14 |
2 |
0 |
| Ring-neck Duck | 119 |
110 |
10 |
51 |
| Common Goldeneye | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bufflehead | 165 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ruddy Duck | 300 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hooded Merganser | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Common Merganser | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total Divers |
727 |
124 |
12 |
51 |
Total Ducks |
31190 |
15651 |
7002 |
4315 |
| American Coot | 16450 |
14610 |
4035 |
3185 |
Information on waterfowl counts, including spring snow goose counts, and habitat conditions throughout Missouri can be located on the Missouri Waterfowl and Habitat Survey web site.
Last updated:
May 8, 2009
