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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 1 - December 7, 2002
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Whistling - Duck
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Ring-necked Duck
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1,262 |
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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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3 |
Black Scoter
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Snow Goose
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2 |
Surf Scoter
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Canada Goose
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904 |
Common Goldeneye
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Wood Duck
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8 |
Bufflehead
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Green-winged Teal
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100 |
Hooded Merganser
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85 |
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American Black Duck
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505 |
Common Merganser
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Mallard
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5,164 |
Red-breasted Merganser
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Northern Pintail
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224 |
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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1,492 |
Scaup
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American Wigeon
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588 |
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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909 |
9,420 |
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Preceding Week (%change)
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N/A |
N/A |
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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: Of the waterfowl impoundments
surveyed this week,
upper Pool 4 had the greatest species diversity with 10 waterfowl
species
observed. Also, 52 % of ducks and 41% of the geese recorded were
observed
in upper Pool 4.
Hunting Pressure and Success: No Data.
Weather: Daily temperatures were a bit colder than normal this week,
with
morning lows in the upper 20o F's and highs around 40o F' . December
4th a
winter storm moved through middle TN. Storm dropped about 2" of sleet,
snow, and ice between midnight and midday. Rain and freezing rain fell
during the afternoon and well into the night.
Habitat: The greatest concentrations of ducks were observed in newly
flooded moist soils in Pool 2 and open water in upper Pool 4 which has
high
density of submerged aquatic vegetation and spatter clock.
Census Technique: Census complete Census was a
sample
X
Percentage of population covered 70 - 80 %
Observation was based on Ground counts.
NOTE: On this week's ground waterfowl survey NO observations were made
in
Pool 6, Pool 7 and along the north shore of Elk Reservoir because the
road
was not accessible due to bridge construction project.
Census Date: Dec. 6, 2002
Reported by: Walter H. Neasbitt, Refuge Mgr.
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