Upper Mississippi River Refuge
Midwest Region
Waterfowl Counts 2004
Waterfowl Counts 2004

Each week during fall migration, biologists fly the Mississippi River
to count the number of waterfowl using Pools 4- 13 of the Refuge.

Due to survey techniques, this total number is not necessarily the total number of waterfowl in a specific pool.

SPECIES

October 6, 2004

Pools 9-11 only

TOTAL

October 12, 2004 Revised

Pools 4-13

TOTAL

October 18, 2004

Pools 10-11
were not flown

TOTAL

October 25, 2004
Pools 9-11
were not flown

TOTAL

Novermber 1, 2004
Pools 12 and 13 were not flown




TOTAL

November 9, 2004

TOTAL

SWANS

                       -  

                       15

                       55

                     180

                  1,455

                  8,275

CANADA GEESE

                  1,235

                  8,442

                  6,475

                  5,980

                  7,255

                10,830

OTHER GEESE

                       -  

                       -  

                       -  

                       -  

                       -  

                       -  

MALLARD

                  1,675

                14,470

                14,555

                13,990

                33,695

                32,020

BLACKDUCK

                       -  

                       40

                       40

                       30

                     105

                       20

PINTAIL

                       -  

                   1,310

                     295

                     405

                     560

                     445

GADWALL

                       -  

                 11,470

                  6,785

                  8,240

                12,490

                  6,125

WIGEON

                  1,075

                12,655

                  5,735

                  3,410

                  2,665

                     655

N. SHOVELER

                       -  

                       95

                       65

                     145

                       40

                     125

BLUE-WINGED TEAL

                       -  

                     375

                       15

                       40

                         5

                       -  

GREEN-WINGED TEAL

                       -  

                  1,230

                     505

                     325

                     165

                     245

WOODDUCK

                         5

                     870

                     370

                     145

                       55

                       70

REDHEAD

                       -  

                       10

                       40

                       -  

                       30

                     275

CANVASBACK

                      115

                17,040

                57,165

                71,400

              245,230

              232,430

RINGNECK

                       -  

                  3,580

                  3,815

                 13,710

                25,410

                13,625

SCAUP

                       15

                  1,675

                14,820

                14,280

                39,130

                45,705

C. GOLDENEYE

                       -  

                         5

                       45

                     155

                  1,920

                  3,850

BUFFLEHEAD

                       -  

                       25

                       15

                       35

                     170

                     605

MERGANSER

                       -  

                       -  

                       -  

                       -  

                       -  

                       -  

RUDDY DUCK

                       -  

                       75

                     120

                     250

                     310

                     125

             

DUCKS, GEESE & SWAN TOTALS

                  4,120

                73,382

                110,915

              132,720

              370,690

              355,425

             

PUDDLE DUCKS

                  2,755

                42,515

                28,365

                26,730

                49,780

                39,705

DIVING DUCKS

                     130

                22,410

                76,020

                99,830

              312,200

              296,615

 

SPECIES

November 15, 2004

Pools 9-13 not flown

TOTAL

November 22, 2004

TOTAL

November 29, 2004

Pools 12-13 not flown

TOTAL

December 8, 2004

Pools 9-11 not flown

TOTAL

December 14, 2004

Pools 9-11 Only

TOTAL

SWANS

                  11,160

                16,595

                18,775

                15,505

                 11,930

CANADA GEESE

                  7,335

                 11,225

                13,445

                10,605

                  6,295

OTHER GEESE

                       -  

                       -  

                       -  

                       -  

                       -  

MALLARD

                 17,175

                30,095

                39,995

                  21,115

                 11,930

BLACKDUCK

                       85

                       70

                     155

                       70

                       -  

PINTAIL

                       75

                       40

                       -  

                       25

                       -  

GADWALL

                  4,350

                  7,045

                  5,615

                  4,485

                       -  

WIGEON

                     360

                   1,510

                     500

                     545

                       -  

N. SHOVELER

                         5

                       80

                         5

                         5

                       -  

BLUE-WINGED TEAL

                       -  

                       -  

                       -  

                       -  

                       -  

GREEN-WINGED TEAL

                       25

                       75

                       -  

                       -  

                       -  

WOODDUCK

                         5

                       25

                       10

                       15

                       -  

REDHEAD

                       -  

                       -  

                       -  

                       -  

                       -  

CANVASBACK

                83,385

              140,650

                94,155

                31,425

                24,850

RINGNECK

                  5,900

                  7,155

                  5,605

                  2,925

                       -  

SCAUP

                55,965

              109,405

               101,285

                20,975

                  1,575

C. GOLDENEYE

                  5,530

                  6,665

                14,670

                  9,240

                     205

BUFFLEHEAD

                     845

                  2,420

                  1,745

                      110

                       10

MERGANSER

                       25

                     170

                   1,120

                       -  

                   1,195

RUDDY DUCK

                     265

                     280

                     330

                       60

                       -  

           

DUCKS, GEESE & SWAN TOTALS

              192,490

              333,505

              297,410

                117,105

                57,990

           

PUDDLE DUCKS

                22,080

                38,940

                46,280

                26,260

                 11,930

DIVING DUCKS

                151,915

              266,745

               218,910

                64,735

                27,835

Aerial surveys for the Fall 2004 migration have concluded as of December 14, 2004.

For additional information write or call:

Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
51 East 4th Street, Room 101
Winona, Minnesota 55987
(507) 452-4232

Select links below to view 2004 waterfowl numbers by District and Pool locations.


Winona District: Pools 4-6
LaCrosse District: Pools 7-8
McGregor District: Pools 9-11
Savanna District: Pools 12-13

Last updated: April 25, 2008