Cross Creeks waterfowl count for 2-08-01

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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.): Feb. 4 - Feb. 10, 2001

Census Date: 2/8/01

Whistling - Duck		Ring-necked Duck	456
Tundra Swan		Greater Scaup
Trumpeter Swan		Lesser Scaup
Mute Swan		Oldsquaw
Gr. White-Fronted Goose		Black Scoter
Snow Goose		Surf Scoter
Canada Goose	4,781	Common Goldeneye
Wood Duck	37	Bufflehead
Green-winged Teal	140	Hooded Merganser	6
American Black Duck	730	Common Merganser
Mallard	13,107	Red-breasted Merganser
Northern Pintail	690	Ruddy Duck
Blue-winged Teal		Adult Bald Eagle
Cinnamon Teal		Imm. Bald Eagle
Northern Shoveler	2	Golden Eagle
Gadwall	380	Scaup
American Wigeon	388	Unknown
Canvasback
Redhead		American Coot	15

	Geese	Ducks	Coots	Swans
Total	4,781	15,936	15
Preceding Week (%change)	-54%	-4%
Preceding Year (%change)	-53%	-35%
10 Year Average (%change)	-55%	+11%

NOTE: %change = difference divided by former population level.

Supplementary Information

Waterfowl Activity: On this survey 78% of the geese recorded were sighted in Lower & Upper Pool 4. The large concentration of ducks (63%) were recorded from Pool 7. Waterfowl distribution is falling back to pattern seen early in the season, with good bird use on the southside and few birds using the north side.

Hunting Pressure and Success: No data - waterfowl season closed mid week.

Weather: Weather has become unseasonably warm with afternoon highs reaching 70 F on two day and nighttime lows in 40's to 50's. Windy conditions persisted during beginning and ending of the week. Thunderstorms and heavy winds move through middle Tennessee on Feb. 9, 2001.

Habitat: Geese are making good use of winter wheat field in Lower and Upper Pool 4. Water, cover, and food are a lot ducks in Pool 7. Mallards are using shallow water in willow - button bush stands for cover and feeding in agriculture jap. millet, moist soil fields.

Census was complete____xx____ Census was a sample ________ Percentage of population covered 100 %

Census Date: February 8, 2001 Ground Survey Reported by: Walter H. Nesbitt, Acting Refuge Mgr.

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