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:               (Require Adobe Reader...Download Adobe Reader now) 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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