Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge in nearby Mound City, Mo., counted a total of 63,406 geese and 127,010 ducks during its most recent waterfowl count Tuesday.
Among those, there were 61,705 snow geese, 791 Canada geese, 61,370 mallards, 25,625 Northern pintails, 34,170 green-winged teel and 1,225 gadwalls.
The refuge also counted 3,900 ring-necked ducks, 1,190 American coots, 75 bald eagles and 245 trumpeter swans. There were no Ross’s geese, canvasbacks or tundra swans counted on the 2,330-acre wetlands.
Mound City sits near the Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri border and gives a good estimate of waterfowl activity in this region.
The refuge also counted 3,900 ring-necked ducks, 1,190 American coots, 75 bald eagles and 245 trumpeter swans. There were no Ross’s geese, canvasbacks or tundra swans counted on the 2,330-acre wetlands.
Mound City sits near the Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri border and gives a good estimate of waterfowl activity in this region.
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