Cross Creeks Waterfowl Populations Survey for October 30th, 2001

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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.): Oct. 28 - Nov. 3rd, 2001

Whistling - Duck		Ring-necked Duck
Tundra Swan		Greater Scaup
Trumpeter Swan		Lesser Scaup
Mute Swan		Oldsquaw
White-Fronted Goose		Black Scoter
Snow Goose	1	Surf Scoter
Canada Goose	1,156	Common Goldeneye
Wood Duck	37	Bufflehead
Green-winged Teal	53	Hooded Merganser
American Black Duck	94	Common Merganser
Mallard	616	Red-breasted Merganser
Northern Pintail		Ruddy Duck
Blue-winged Teal		Adult Bald Eagle
Cinnamon Teal		Imm. Bald Eagle
Northern Shoveler		Golden Eagle
Gadwall	115	Scaup
American Wigeon	42	Unknown
Canvasback
Redhead		American Coot

	Geese	Ducks	Coots	Swans
Total	1,157	987
Preceding Week (%change)
Preceding Year (%change)	17%	49%
10 Year Average (%change)	-13%	-79%

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

Supplementary Information

Waterfowl Activity: As is typical early in the winter waterfowl season, the greatest number of birds and species were observed in Upper Pool 4 which had 35% of all waterfowl observed.

Hunting Pressure and Success: No hunt in progress.

Weather: Weather for the week was unseasonably warm with daytime highs near 70 and nighttime lows in the 40's.

Habitat: Most geese were observed resting on shorelines or open water. Shallow flooded moist soil habitat in Upper Pool 4 and Elk Reservoir had the largest concentration of ducks - 74% of all ducks recorded were observed in the shallows of these two impoundments.

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

Census Date: November 2, 2001 Ground Survey Reported by: Walter H. Neasbitt, Acting Refuge Mgr.

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