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Waterfowl CountLast Updated 3/8/24

  

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!   Each year, the count begins the Saturday just before Martin Luther King Day, which is the third Monday in January. 2024 - January 13-21 (target date - Sunday, January 14)  2025 - January 18-26 (target date - Sunday, January 19)  2026 - January 17-25 (target date - Sunday, January 20)  Annual Waterfowl Count Reports, 2000-2020      2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015      2014     2013      2008      2005-2007      2004      2003      2002      2001      2000   Historical Waterfowl Count Data, 1973-2019        Use the following links to view or dowload the complete historical waterfowl count data for 1973-2019: 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  Don't know where the regions are?  Click here for the map. Region Compiler Address Phone/E-mail 1 Debra B. Suggs  NEW 3/8/24 3905 Bailey Ave. Eggertsville, N.Y. 14226 716-491-2020 2 Robert Spahn 716 High Tower Way Webster, NY 14580 585-671-5690 3 Christina Hoh   NEW 11/29/23 NYSDEC Northern Montezuma Field Office 1385 Morgan Road Savannah, NY 13146 315-365-2134 4 Gail Kirch 1099 Powderhouse Road Vestal, NY 13840 607-723-3414 (H) 5 Bill Purcell 281 Baum Road Hastings NY 13076 315-382-2871 (H) 6 Jeff Bolsinger 98 State Street Canton, NY 13617 7 Ellinor George     Stacy Robinson 31 Adams Lane Paradox, NY 12858   PO Box 92 Port Henry, NY (518) 585-7179   (518)645-6368 8 Bryan L. Swift 470 Bond Rd Altamont, NY 12009 518-894-6498 9 Sean Camillieri 55 Kentview Drive Carmel, NY 10512 845-337-0142 (M) 10 Clifford Hagen 424 Beach Road Staten Island, NY 10312 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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