Upper Mississippi River
National Wildlife and Fish Refuge

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2004 WATERFOWL AERIAL SURVEYS
La Crosse District Pools 7-8

October 12, 2004

SPECIES	POOL 7 ONALASKA CLOSED	POOL 7 OPEN	POOL 8Ý WISC. ISLANDS CLOSED	POOL 8 OPEN	POOL 8 BLUE/TAR OPEN	POOL 8 GOOSE ISL. CLOSED
SWANS
CANADA GEESE	1155		920			290
OTHER GEESE
MALLARD	1670		1340	15		565
BLACKDUCK			10
PINTAIL	390	10	120			25
GADWALL	3790	15	1520		5	215
WIGEON	2425	5	1340			95
N. SHOVELER
BLUE-WINGED TEAL	85		15
GREEN-WINGED TEAL	95		25	20
WOODDUCK	25		5	5	5	60
REDHEAD
CANVASBACK	7390		4530
RINGNECK	1075		1390
SCAUP	250
C. GOLDENEYE			5
BUFFLEHEAD
MERGANSER
RUDDY DUCK
DUCKS, GEESE & SWAN TOTALS	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 18,350	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 30	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 11,220	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 40	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 10	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 1,250
PUDDLE DUCKS	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 8,480	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 30	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 4,375	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 40	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 10	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 960
DIVING DUCKS	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 8,715	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 5,925	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ

October 18, 2004

SPECIES	POOL 7 ONALASKA CLOSED	POOL 7 OPEN	POOL 8Ý WISC. ISLANDS CLOSED	POOL 8 OPEN	POOL 8 BLUE/TAR OPEN	POOL 8 GOOSE ISL. CLOSED
SWANS			25
CANADA GEESE	840		585			410
OTHER GEESE
MALLARD	2455	30	1625	70	5	1550
BLACKDUCK	10		5			5
PINTAIL	165		15			45
GADWALL	2600	15	990	15		1255
WIGEON	1470		55		5	940
N. SHOVELER
BLUE-WINGED TEAL			5
GREEN-WINGED TEAL		5				25
WOODDUCK	30	5		5
REDHEAD	25
CANVASBACK	16725		7460
RINGNECK	1830	15	510
SCAUP	1300		2485
C. GOLDENEYE	30		15
BUFFLEHEAD	10		5
MERGANSER
RUDDY DUCK
DUCKS, GEESE & SWAN TOTALS	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 27,490	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 70	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 13,780	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 90	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 10	ÝÝÝÝÝÝ 4,230
PUDDLE DUCKS	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 6,730	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 55	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 2,695	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 90	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 10	ÝÝÝÝÝÝ 3,820
DIVING DUCKS	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 19,920	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 15	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 10,475	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ

October 25, 2004

SPECIES	POOL 7 ONALASKA CLOSED	POOL 7 OPEN	POOL 8Ý WISC. ISLANDS CLOSED	POOL 8 OPEN	POOL 8 BLUE/TAR OPEN	POOL 8 GOOSE ISL. CLOSED
SWANS	5		70			10
CANADA GEESE	1000		515			165
OTHER GEESE
MALLARD	3325	10	1480	80	30	1900
BLACKDUCK	5		5			10
PINTAIL	295		15		5
GADWALL	2520		1520			1465
WIGEON	1110		165			350
N. SHOVELER	5
BLUE-WINGED TEAL		5
GREEN-WINGED TEAL	30					50
WOODDUCK				10		5
REDHEAD
CANVASBACK	46095		23835
RINGNECK	6950		2260
SCAUP	9925		3475
C. GOLDENEYE	50		105
BUFFLEHEAD			35
MERGANSER
RUDDY DUCK
DUCKS, GEESE & SWAN TOTALS	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 71,315	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 15	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 33,480	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 90	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 35	ÝÝÝÝÝÝ 3,955
PUDDLE DUCKS	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 7,290	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 15	ÝÝÝÝÝÝ ÝÝÝÝÝ3,185	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 90	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 35	ÝÝÝÝÝÝ 3,780
DIVING DUCKS	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 63,020	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 29,710	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ

November 1, 2004

SPECIES	POOL 7 ONALASKA CLOSED	POOL 7 OPEN	POOL 8Ý WISC. ISLANDS CLOSED	POOL 8 OPEN	POOL 8 BLUE/TAR OPEN	POOL 8 GOOSE ISL. CLOSED
SWANS	315		515			15
CANADA GEESE	1395		815			245
OTHER GEESE
MALLARD	5230	15	2010		5	2235
BLACKDUCK	15		15
PINTAIL	50		15			30
GADWALL	3340		785			370
WIGEON	1385		230	25		165
N. SHOVELER	25
BLUE-WINGED TEAL		5
GREEN-WINGED TEAL	50
WOODDUCK		5
REDHEAD			30
CANVASBACK	58695		40075
RINGNECK	5060	20	4070
SCAUP	9230		8040
C. GOLDENEYE	325		1445
BUFFLEHEAD			140
MERGANSER
RUDDY DUCK	45
DUCKS, GEESE & SWAN TOTALS	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 85,160	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 45	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 58,185	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 25	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 5	ÝÝÝÝÝÝ 3,060
PUDDLE DUCKS	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 10,095	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 25	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 3,055	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 25	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 5	ÝÝÝÝÝÝ 2,800
DIVING DUCKS	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 73,355	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 20	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 53,800	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ

 November 9, 2004

SPECIES	POOL 7 ONALASKA CLOSED	POOL 7 OPEN	POOL 8Ý WISC. ISLANDS CLOSED	POOL 8 OPEN	POOL 8 BLUE/TAR OPEN	POOL 8 GOOSE ISL. CLOSED
SWANS	1530		3680			70
CANADA GEESE	610		375			235
OTHER GEESE
MALLARD	4480	5	1615	85	15	2005
BLACKDUCK
PINTAIL	315		15
GADWALL	2220		725			1045
WIGEON	275		105			60
N. SHOVELER			15
BLUE-WINGED TEAL
GREEN-WINGED TEAL
WOODDUCK
REDHEAD	65		210
CANVASBACK	31625		41575
RINGNECK	1165		915
SCAUP	4380		8715
C. GOLDENEYE	580		1495			5
BUFFLEHEAD	100		345
MERGANSER
RUDDY DUCK			30
DUCKS, GEESE & SWAN TOTALS	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 47,345	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 5	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 59,815	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 85	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 15	ÝÝÝÝÝÝ 3,420
PUDDLE DUCKS	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 7,290	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ Ý5	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 2,475	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 85	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 15	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 3,110
DIVING DUCKS	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 37,915	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 53,285	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 5

November 15, 2004

SPECIES	POOL 7 ONALASKA CLOSED	POOL 7 OPEN	POOL 8Ý WISC. ISLANDS CLOSED	POOL 8 OPEN	POOL 8 BLUE/TAR OPEN	POOL 8 GOOSE ISL. CLOSED
SWANS	3415		6340	110		260
CANADA GEESE	1315		1700			840
OTHER GEESE
MALLARD	5085	150	3380	490	230	2920
BLACKDUCK	35		5	5	5	10
PINTAIL	75
GADWALL	2295		215			940
WIGEON	95		15