Upper Mississippi River
National Wildlife and Fish Refuge

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2004 WATERFOWL AERIAL SURVEYS
McGregor District Pools 9-11

October 6, 2004

SPECIES	POOL 9 CLOSED	POOL 9Ý BIG LAKE	POOL 9 RUSH CR	POOL 9 SUGAR CR	POOL 10 OPEN/CLO	POOL 11 BIG POND	POOL 11Ý HAY MEADOW	POOL 11 BERT-MC	POOL 11 SNYDER	POOL 11 POTOSI	POOL 11 O'LEARY
SWANS
CANADA GEESE	1050				165			20
OTHER GEESE
MALLARD	1645		5	5				20
BLACKDUCK
PINTAIL
GADWALL
WIGEON	1075
N. SHOVELER
BLUE-WINGED TEAL
GREEN-WINGED TEAL
WOODDUCK			5
REDHEAD
CANVASBACK	115
RINGNECK
SCAUP	15
C. GOLDENEYE
BUFFLEHEAD
MERGANSER
RUDDY DUCK
DUCKS, GEESE & SWAN TOTALS	ÝÝÝÝÝÝ 3,900	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 10	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 5	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 165	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝ ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ-ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 40	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ
PUDDLE DUCKS	ÝÝÝÝÝÝ 2,720	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 10	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 5	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝ ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ-ÝÝ	ÝÝÝ ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ20	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ
DIVING DUCKS	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 130	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	Ý ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ-ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ

October 15, 2004

SPECIES	POOL 9 CLOSED	POOL 9Ý BIG LAKE	POOL 9 RUSH CR	POOL 9 SUGAR CR	POOL 10 OPEN/CLO	POOL 11 BIG POND	POOL 11Ý HAY MEADOW	POOL 11 BERT-MC	POOL 11 SNYDER	POOL 11 POTOSI	POOL 11 O'LEARY
SWANS	5			10
CANADA GEESE	840		302	215	510	25			5
OTHER GEESE
MALLARD	5825		540	210	360	80		20	25	20
BLACKDUCK	10
PINTAIL	200		5
GADWALL	1000
WIGEON	4525			150	120
N. SHOVELER
BLUE-WINGED TEAL
GREEN-WINGED TEAL	120							20
WOODDUCK	50		15				60	15	5
REDHEAD
CANVASBACK	1000			4000
RINGNECK	10
SCAUP	400			1000							25
C. GOLDENEYE
BUFFLEHEAD	25
MERGANSER
RUDDY DUCK	40
DUCKS, GEESE & SWAN TOTALS	ÝÝÝÝÝ 14,050	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 862	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 5,585	ÝÝÝ ÝÝÝÝÝÝ990	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 105	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 60	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 55	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 35	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 20	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 25
PUDDLE DUCKS	ÝÝÝÝÝÝ 11,730	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 560	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 360	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 480	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 80	ÝÝÝ ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ60	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 55	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 30	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 20	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ
DIVING DUCKS	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 1,475	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 5,000	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 25

October 18, 2004

Pools 10 and 11 were not flown

SPECIES	POOL 9 CLOSED	POOL 9Ý BIG LAKE	POOL 9 RUSH CR	POOL 9 SUGAR CR	POOL 10 OPEN/CLO	POOL 11 BIG POND	POOL 11Ý HAY MEADOW	POOL 11 BERT-MC	POOL 11 SNYDER	POOL 11 POTOSI	POOL 11 O'LEARY
SWANS	25
CANADA GEESE	780		85
OTHER GEESE
MALLARD	4030		5	155
BLACKDUCK
PINTAIL
GADWALL	200			100
WIGEON	1200			200
N. SHOVELER
BLUE-WINGED TEAL
GREEN-WINGED TEAL				30
WOODDUCK	30
REDHEAD
CANVASBACK	23095			9600
RINGNECK	150			5
SCAUP	8320			2625
C. GOLDENEYE
BUFFLEHEAD
MERGANSER
RUDDY DUCK
DUCKS, GEESE & SWAN TOTALS	ÝÝÝÝ 37,830	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 90	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 12,715	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ
PUDDLE DUCKS	ÝÝÝÝÝÝ 5,460	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 5	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 485	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ
DIVING DUCKS	ÝÝÝÝÝ 31,565	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 12,230	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝ ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ-ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ	ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ -ÝÝ

October 25, 2004
Pools 9-11 not flown

 November 1, 2004

SPECIES	POOL 9 CLOSED	POOL 9Ý BIG LAKE	POOL 9 RUSH CR	POOL 9 SUGAR CR	POOL 10 OPEN/CLO	POOL 11 BIG POND	POOL 11Ý HAY MEADOW	POOL 11 BERT-MC	POOL 11 SNYDER	POOL 11 POTOSI	POOL 11 O'LEARY
SWANS	370				35				5	5
CANADA GEESE	1830				805		25	550	25	5	20
OTHER GEESE
MALLARD	10925	10	10	6700		870	950	45	5	150	300
BLACKDUCK				40		10
PINTAIL							450
GADWALL	1905		50	5000			200	70
WIGEON	850
N. SHOVELER							10
BLUE-WINGED TEAL
GREEN-WINGED TEAL						10	75
WOODDUCK		30
REDHEAD
CANVASBACK	100000			40120						2600	200
RINGNECK	7000			6000							600
SCAUP	9000			10000					20	550	620
C. GOLDENEYE	145
BUFFLEHEAD	5