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United
States Department of the Interior
Fish and Wildlife Service
Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge
Weekly Waterfowl Population Summary
Calendar
Week (Sun.- Sat.): December 8 - December 14, 2002
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Whistling - Duck
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Ring-necked Duck
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466 |
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Tundra Swan
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Greater Scaup
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Trumpeter Swan
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Lesser Scaup
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Mute Swan
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Oldsquaw
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White-Fronted Goose
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15 |
Black Scoter
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Snow Goose
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3 |
Surf Scoter
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Canada Goose
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1,838 |
Common Goldeneye
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Wood Duck
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Bufflehead
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Green-winged Teal
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82 |
Hooded Merganser
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37 |
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American Black Duck
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352 |
Common Merganser
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Mallard
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6,300 |
Red-breasted Merganser
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Northern Pintail
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141 |
Ruddy Duck
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Blue-winged Teal
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Adult Bald Eagle
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Cinnamon Teal
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Imm. Bald Eagle
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Northern Shoveler
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Golden Eagle
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Gadwall
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1,350 |
Scaup
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American Wigeon
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218 |
Unknown
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Canvasback
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Redhead
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American Coot
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Geese
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Ducks
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Coots
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Swans
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Total
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1,856 |
8,946 |
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Preceding Week (%change)
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+104% |
-5% |
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Preceding Year
(%change)
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N/A |
N/A |
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10 Year Average (%change)
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N/A |
N/A |
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NOTE:
%change = difference divided by former population level.
Supplementary Information
Waterfowl Activity: For the first time this year
observed about 10 % of the mallards sitting in wheat fields. Rain was
falling moderately when mallards were observed in fields.
Hunting Pressure and Success: No Data.
Weather: Morning lows got down to upper 20o F’s during beginning of the
week. On 10 Dec. had some ice formation in some of the shallow waters.
High temp for the week was near 50o F’. Rain fell on three days this
week.
Habitat: No Data.
Census Technique: Census complete Census was a sample X
Percentage of population covered 70 - 80 %
Observation was based on Ground counts.
Census Date: December 13, 2002
Reported by: Walter H. Neasbitt, Refuge Mgr.
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