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Upper Mississippi River
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2005 WATERFOWL AERIAL SURVEYS
La Crosse District Pools 7-8

September and October

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September 27, 2005

SPECIES

POOL 7 ONALASKA CLOSED

POOL 7 OPEN

POOL 8  WIS. ISLANDS CLOSED

POOL 8 OPEN

POOL 8 BLUE/TAR OPEN

POOL 8 GOOSE ISL. CLOSED

SWANS

           

CANADA GEESE

910 5 110    

OTHER GEESE

           

MALLARD

1,185 480 195 45 100 460

BLACKDUCK

5   5      

PINTAIL

160 10 50   10 10

GADWALL

410 15 90   5 215

WIGEON

1840 5 65     395

N. SHOVELER

           

BLUE-WINGED TEAL

495 210  45 145 90 35

GREEN-WINGED TEAL

215 15 15 10   15

WOODDUCK

20 70 5 20 20 10

REDHEAD

           

CANVASBACK

       

RINGNECK

       

SCAUP

         

C. GOLDENEYE

         

BUFFLEHEAD

           

MERGANSER

           

RUDDY DUCK

           
             

DUCKS, GEESE & SWAN TOTALS

         5,240 780 575 220 220 925
           

PUDDLE DUCKS

           4,330 775 465 220 220 925

DIVING DUCKS

                        -                          -                -                -  

October 3, 2005
Pools not flown.

October 14, 2005

SPECIES

POOL 7 ONALASKA CLOSED

POOL 7 OPEN

POOL 8  WIS. ISLANDS CLOSED

POOL 8 OPEN

POOL 8 BLUE/TAR OPEN

POOL 8 GOOSE ISL. CLOSED

SWANS

           

CANADA GEESE

1,615 200    

OTHER GEESE

           

MALLARD

2,045 50 815 385 140

BLACKDUCK

       

PINTAIL

15  

GADWALL

20 25 

WIGEON

125
45
45
50 
 

N. SHOVELER

 
 
 
 
 
 

BLUE-WINGED TEAL

10
75
5
30

GREEN-WINGED TEAL

 

WOODDUCK

5
5
5
15

REDHEAD

 
 
 
 
 
 

CANVASBACK

26,400
 
1,535
210 
 
 

RINGNECK

 
 
 
 

SCAUP

 
 
 
 
 

C. GOLDENEYE

 
 
 
 
 

BUFFLEHEAD

 
 
 
 
 
 

MERGANSER

 
 
 
 
 
 

RUDDY DUCK

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

DUCKS, GEESE & SWAN TOTALS

         30,465
100
2,640
750
5
185
 
 
 
 
 
 

PUDDLE DUCKS

           2,450
100
905
540
5
185

DIVING DUCKS

26,400 
            0
1,535 
           210
             50
            0

October 18, 2005
Pools not flown.


October 24, 2005

SPECIES

POOL 7 ONALASKA CLOSED

POOL 7 OPEN

POOL 8  WISC. ISLANDS CLOSED

POOL 8 OPEN

POOL 8 BLUE/TAR OPEN

POOL 8 GOOSE ISL. CLOSED

SWANS

510

15

380

     

CANADA GEESE

3300

5

1260

 

5

1275

OTHER GEESE

20

 

20

     

MALLARD

3495

15

795

45

5

840

BLACKDUCK

5

         

PINTAIL

335

 

25

5

   

GADWALL

5080

 

240

65

 

760

WIGEON

2290

 

205

 

10

190

N. SHOVELER

560

 

25

   

60

BLUE-WINGED TEAL

10

10

     

5

GREEN-WINGED TEAL

200

 

5

5

10

15

WOODDUCK

15

10

   

5

 

REDHEAD

60

5

110

     

CANVASBACK

41030

 

32280

200

   

RINGNECK

1180

55

3635

140

 

375

SCAUP

3775

 

2340

430

   

C. GOLDENEYE

   

30

     

BUFFLEHEAD

10

5

35

     

MERGANSER

20

 

15

     

RUDDY DUCK

100

 

10

     
             

DUCKS, GEESE & SWAN TOTALS

61,995
120
41,410
890
35
3,520
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

PUDDLE DUCKS

11,990

35

1,295

120

30

1,870

DIVING DUCKS

46,175

65

38,455

770

375

Go to November

For additional information write or call:

Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
51 East 4th Street, Room 101
Winona, Minnesota 55987
(507) 452-4232


Links to other 2005 pool surveys

Select links below to view 2004 waterfowl numbers by District and Pool locations.

Total Refuge: Pools 4-13
Winona District: Pools 4-6
McGregor District: Pools 9-11
Savanna District: Pools 12-13


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