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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.): Jan. 12 - 18, 2003
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Whistling - Duck
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Ring-necked Duck
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1,205 |
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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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25 |
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Mute Swan
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Oldsquaw
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White-Fronted Goose
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16 |
Black Scoter
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Snow Goose
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Surf Scoter
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Canada Goose
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1964 |
Common Goldeneye
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Wood Duck
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23 |
Bufflehead
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6 |
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Green-winged Teal
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130 |
Hooded Merganser
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American Black Duck
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452 |
Common Merganser
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Mallard
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6,625 |
Red-breasted Merganser
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5 |
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Northern Pintail
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42 |
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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405 |
Scaup
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American Wigeon
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170 |
Unknown
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Canvasback
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Redhead
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2 |
American Coot
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300 |
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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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1,980 |
9,090 |
300 |
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Preceding Week (%change)
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+187% |
+928% |
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Preceding Year
(%change)
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+38% |
+1.10% |
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10 Year Average (%change)
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+80% |
+1.30% |
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NOTE:
%change = difference divided by former population level.
Supplementary Information
Waterfowl Activity: Highest concentration of ducks was
observed in the shallows in Elk Reservoir (47% of total ducks recorded).
Highest number of geese were observed in Upper Pool 4, with 1,024 birds
recorded.
Hunting Pressure and Success: No hunt in progress.
Weather: Weather started out unseasonably warm with high around 80EF on
Monday a front moved through mid week cooler temperatures down and
bringing rain. Thursday morning we experienced heavy scattered rains.
The front seems to have brought waterfowl with it.
Habitat: Newly shallow flood areas seemed to attracted the largest
number of ducks. The majority of geese were seen in harvested soybean
fields.
Census Technique: Census complete X Census was a sample
Percentage of population covered 100%
Observation was based on Ground counts.
Census Date: Nov 7, 2003
Reported by: Walter H. Neasbitt, Refuge Mgr.
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