New York State Ornithological Association


For the birders and birds of the Empire State   

Waterfowl CountLast Updated 12/9/08
Data for 1973-2008 now online! 
  

Greater Scaup
photo by Kevin McGowan

Each January, members visit lakes, rivers and shorelines to count waterfowl (ducks, geese, swans, loons, grebes, etc.).  NYSOA has conducted this survey annually since 1955, except for a brief hiatus in 1968-1972.  Results are usually published late in the year in The Kingbird.

In most years, more than a quarter of a million birds are tallied.  In addition to being an enjoyable outing, DEC has acknowledged this to be a useful survey for long-term monitoring of waterfowl populations wintering in New York.  If you would like to participate, or want more information, contact your regional compiler or count coordinator, .

Mark your calendar for future counts!      UPDATED 9/16/08

Beginning in 2009, the count will always begin the Saturday just before Martin Luther King Day, which is the third Monday in January.

2009 - January 17-25 (target date - Sunday, January 18)
2010 - January 16-24 (target date - Sunday, January 17)
2011 - January 15-23 (target date - Sunday, January 16)

Annual Waterfowl Count Reports

January 2008 NEW 11/25/08      2005-2007 NEW 12/9/08  
January 2004    January 2003    January 2002    January 2001   January 2000

 
Historical Waterfowl Count Data, 1973 - 2008    UPDATED 11/25/08

Use the following links to view or dowload the complete historical waterfowl count data for 1973-2008:

  Microsoft Excel file containing totals as well as individual spreadsheets for the ten regions 

  pdf files for viewing, printing, and/or download: 
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Totals    Region1    Region2    Region3    Region4    Region5
Region6    Region7    Region8    Region9    Region10

 

January Waterfowl Count - Regional Compilers   12/17/07

Don't know where the regions are?  Click here for the map.

Region

Compiler

Address

Phone/E-mail

1

Jim Landau

9195 State Road
Colden, NY 14033-9626

716-941-3869 (H)

2

Greg Hartenstein

39 Horsehoe Lane
Henrietta, NY 14467

585-334-0292 (H)

3

Michael Morgan
NEW  12/18/07

Audubon New York
159 Sapsucker Woods Road
Ithaca, New York 14850

607-254-2487
607-254-2415 (fax)

4

Gail Kirch

1099 Powderhouse Road
Vestal, NY 13840

607-723-3414 (H)

5

Marge Rusk

242 W. Calthrop Ave
Syracuse, NY 13205

315-476-7635 (H)

6

Gerard C. LeTendre
NEW EMAIL  12/21/07

P.O. Box 204, 320 Market St.
Cape Vincent, NY 13618

315-654-2512 (H)

7

John M. C. (Mike) Peterson

477 County Rte 8
Elizabethtown, NY 12932

518-873-2052 (H)

8 and
Statewide

Bryan Swift

NYSDEC Game Bird Unit
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-4754

518-402-8866 (W)
518-402-8925 (fax)

9

Tracey Shimer

38 Ridge Road
Shokan, NY 12481

845-657-2738 (H)
845-657-6155 (W)

10

Ronald & Jean Bourque

2250 Brigham Street 3K
Brooklyn, NY 11229-6622
718-648-1684 (H)
Kingbird Editor
 Shai Mitra Biology Department
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd.
Staten Island, NY 10314


Don't know where the regions are?  Click here for the map.

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