Hooded Merganser, photo
by Steve Golladay
The New
York State Ornithological Association (formerly the Federation of New
York State Bird Clubs) has conducted a statewide
waterfowl count each January since 1955. Since 1960, the
Ralph T. Waterman Bird Club has covered Dutchess. The winter
waterfowl count is held for a period of one week. Volunteers team up
to scan the Hudson River as well as inland waterways, lakes, and ponds.
Otis Waterman
was the club's first waterfowl count coordinator, serving from 1960
to 1976, followed by Alice Jones from 1977 to 1988, Helen Manson from
1990 to 1996, and Barbara Butler since 1997.
You can browse the
data below to get an indication of population trends as well as to
spot some interesting sightings over the years.
Recent Years' Results
See records for all years: 1960-2010 (pdf
format)
SPECIES
NAME |
2004 |
2005 |
2006
|
2007 |
2008 |
2009
|
2010
|
| Greater White-fronted Goose |
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
2 |
|
| Snow Goose |
6 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
4 |
| Canada Goose |
16226 |
5934 |
8729 |
12481 |
5575 |
4523 |
6641 |
| Brant |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mute Swan |
46 |
44 |
21 |
68 |
36 |
26 |
20 |
| Wood Duck |
5 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
11 |
| Gadwall |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
2 |
| American Wigeon |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
| American Black Duck |
258 |
55 |
280 |
113 |
105 |
151 |
53 |
| Mallard |
2146 |
1585 |
1515 |
1356 |
1700 |
1524 |
1922 |
| Mallard X Black |
|
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
| Blue-winged Teal |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
| Northern Shoveler |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Northern Pintail |
4 |
2 |
11 |
29 |
2 |
15 |
|
| Green-winged Teal |
6 |
|
1 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
| Canvasback |
|
|
803 |
100 |
700 |
|
|
| Redhead |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ring-necked Duck |
133 |
55 |
39 |
69 |
47 |
102 |
20 |
| Lesser Scaup |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
1 |
| Greater or Lesser Scaup |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| White-winged Scoter |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
| Long-tailed Duck |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bufflehead |
12 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
|
|
| Common Goldeneye |
22 |
102 |
12 |
2 |
76 |
8 |
|
| Hooded Merganser |
3 |
25 |
27 |
51 |
99 |
26 |
28 |
| Common Merganser |
223 |
389 |
663 |
204 |
311 |
210 |
209 |
| Red-brested Merganser |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ruddy Duck |
|
40 |
23 |
32 |
|
|
|
| Common Loon |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Pied-billed Grebe |
|
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
| Horned Grebe |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Double-crested Cormorant |
1 |
1 |
|
7 |
|
4 |
1 |
| Great Cormorant |
|
|
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
| American Coot |
41 |
22 |
58 |
106 |
30 |
4 |
6 |
| Unidentified |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
| TOTAL BIRDS: |
19139 |
8261 |
12188 |
14649 |
8694 |
6600 |
8923 |
| TOTAL SPECIES: |
17 |
16 |
16 |
21 |
17 |
15 |
14 |
| TOTAL
Birders: |
20 |
20 |
14 |
25 |
25 |
18 |
16 |
|
