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Upper Mississippi River
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2005 WATERFOWL AERIAL SURVEYS
Winona District Pools 4-6
November 2005

Go to September 27 through October, 2005

November 1, 2005

SPECIES

POOL 4 RIECK'S LAKE

POOL 4 CLOSED

POOL 4 OPEN

POOL 5 CLOSED

POOL 5 OPEN

POOL 5A CLOSED

POOL 5A OPEN

POOL 6 TREMP. NWR

SWANS

15

   

10

     

135

CANADA GEESE

35

795

 

145

145

95

 

665

OTHER GEESE

               

MALLARD

320

725

10

1020

1050

540

5

1045

BLACKDUCK

     

5

5

5

   

PINTAIL

     

5

     

5

GADWALL

 

30

 

180

50

240

 

620

WIGEON

     

160

60

75

 

870

N. SHOVELER

       

15

   

35

BLUE-WINGED TEAL

       

20

     

GREEN-WINGED TEAL

     

70

 

25

   

WOODDUCK

 

20

 

10

10

   

25

REDHEAD

         

10

   

CANVASBACK

   

360

70

 

1000

 

325

RINGNECK

   

35

   

495

 

5075

SCAUP

   

235

60

 

390

 

7775

C. GOLDENEYE

 

45

           

BUFFLEHEAD

               

MERGANSER

               

RUDDY DUCK

             

55

                 

DUCKS, GEESE & SWAN TOTALS

          370

         1,615

          640

        1,735

        1,355

       2,875

              5

      16,630

                 

PUDDLE DUCKS

          320

          775

             10

        1,450

         1,210

          885

              5

       2,600

DIVING DUCKS

             -  

            45

          630

           130

             -  

        1,895

             -  

      13,230


November 8, 2005

SPECIES

POOL 4 RIECK'S LAKE

POOL 4 CLOSED

POOL 4 OPEN

POOL 5 CLOSED

POOL 5 OPEN

POOL 5A CLOSED

POOL 5A OPEN

POOL 6 TREMP. NWR

SWANS

30

5

 

5

 

5

 

30

CANADA GEESE

5

805

 

870

 

1025

 

1530

OTHER GEESE

               

MALLARD

285

540

295

2160

300

1905

15

2210

BLACKDUCK

5

 

5

10

     

5

PINTAIL

     

85

 

40

 

10

GADWALL

   

10

600

80

370

20

850

WIGEON

     

155

     

680

N. SHOVELER

             

165

BLUE-WINGED TEAL

               

GREEN-WINGED TEAL

5

   

265

       

WOODDUCK

 

10

           

REDHEAD

               

CANVASBACK

 

220

220

500

10

625

 

40

RINGNECK

   

115

 

25

70

 

7045

SCAUP

 

50

 

35

75

105

 

1635

C. GOLDENEYE

 

20

     

35

 

130

BUFFLEHEAD

             

35

MERGANSER

               

RUDDY DUCK

             

145

                 

DUCKS, GEESE & SWAN TOTALS

          330

        1,650

          645

       4,685

          490

        4,180

            35

       14,510

                 

PUDDLE DUCKS

          295

          550

           310

       3,275

          380

        2,315

            35

       3,920

DIVING DUCKS

             -   

          290

          335

          535

            110

          835

             -  

       9,030

November 14, 2005

SPECIES

POOL 4 RIECK'S LAKE

POOL 4 CLOSED

POOL 4 OPEN

POOL 5 CLOSED

POOL 5 OPEN

POOL 5A CLOSED

POOL 5A OPEN

POOL 6 TREMP. NWR

SWANS

65

125

     

10

 

245

CANADA GEESE

195

330

 

615

 

50

60

1205

OTHER GEESE

               

MALLARD

95

290

65

1825

120

685

320

1395

BLACKDUCK

     

40

     

10

PINTAIL

     

15

     

5

GADWALL

     

295

   

40

165

WIGEON

     

100

     

25

N. SHOVELER

             

90

BLUE-WINGED TEAL

               

GREEN-WINGED TEAL

               

WOODDUCK

               

REDHEAD

             

100

CANVASBACK

   

340

1915

440

1015

 

305

RINGNECK

     

200

75

490

 

3465

SCAUP

     

75

     

1165

C. GOLDENEYE

   

50

115

20

   

160

BUFFLEHEAD

             

25

MERGANSER

             

15

RUDDY DUCK

             

95

                 

DUCKS, GEESE & SWAN TOTALS

355

745

455

5,195

655

2,250

420

8,470

                 

PUDDLE DUCKS

95

290

65

2,275

120

685

360

 1,690

DIVING DUCKS

-  

-  

390

2,305

535

1,505

-  

5,330

November 22, 2005

SPECIES

POOL 4 RIECK'S LAKE

POOL 4 CLOSED

POOL 4 OPEN

POOL 5 CLOSED

POOL 5 OPEN

POOL 5A CLOSED

POOL 5A OPEN

POOL 6 TREMP. NWR

SWANS

10

285

395

75

 

40

 

805

CANADA GEESE

280

1420

120

530

 

495

 

1510

OTHER GEESE

               

MALLARD

725

1075

400

1995

225

2205

190

2585

BLACKDUCK

10

   

10

       

PINTAIL

     

25

     

140

GADWALL

     

290

 

310

 

250

WIGEON

     

30

       

N. SHOVELER

             

70

BLUE-WINGED TEAL

               

GREEN-WINGED TEAL

               

WOODDUCK

               

REDHEAD

               

CANVASBACK

 

545

270

2130

70

2485

   

RINGNECK

     

95

 

95

   

SCAUP

 

470

35

160

145

660

   

C. GOLDENEYE

 

175

105

220

200

365

 

85

BUFFLEHEAD

     

35

 

35

5

30

MERGANSER

     

5

 

15

   

RUDDY DUCK

   

15

         
                 

DUCKS, GEESE & SWAN TOTALS

1,025

3,970

1,340

5,600

640

6,705

195

5,475

                 

PUDDLE DUCKS

735

1,075

400

2,350

225

2,515

190

3,045

DIVING DUCKS

   

1,190

          425

2,645

415

3,655

5

115

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
LaCrosse District: Pools 7-8
McGregor District: Pools 9-11
Savanna District: Pools 12-13


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