Records
Waterfowl CountLast updated 1/31/13

See records for all years:   1960-2013 (pdf format)
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Common Merganser, photo by Debi Kral

Common Merganser, photo by Debi Kral

 
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:   1960-2013 (pdf format)

SPECIES NAME
 2013 2012
2011
2010
Avg when found 2000-09
Avg when found 2000-now
Avg when found 2010-now
Greater White-fronted Goose 1
 
 
 
 1.5 1.3 1.0
Snow Goose 1
5
1
4
 2.5 2.6 2.8
Canada Goose 10320
20513
4599
6641
 9513.5 9800.6 10518.3
Brant  
2
 
 
   2.0 2.0
Mute Swan 41
59
10
20
 57.3 50.2 32.5
Wood Duck  
1
2
11
 3.5 3.8 4.7
Gadwall 4
8
 
2
 4.0 4.4 4.7
American Wigeon  
 
 
 
 2.0 2.0  
American Black Duck 116
68
139
53
 231.9 192.5 94.0
Mallard 1744
1481
1684
1922
 1776.1 1756.6 1707.8
    Mallard x Black  
2
2
 
 1.2 1.4 2.0
Blue-winged Teal  
 
 
 
 5.0 5.0  
Northern Shoveler 3
 
 
 
   3.0 3.0
Northern Pintail 1
6
1
 
 8.1 6.8 2.7
Green-winged Teal 11
4
2
5
 3.5 4.2 5.5
Canvasback 2
1
 
 
 392.2 294.5 1.5
Redhead 1
 
 
 
 1.0 1.0 1.0
Ring-necked Duck 79
115
76
20
 90.0 84.6 72.5
Lesser Scaup 1
 
 
1
 3.0 1.7 1.0
Greater or Lesser Scaup  
 
 
 
 5.0 5.0  
White-winged Scoter  
 
 
 
 2.0 2.0  
Long-tailed Duck  
 
 
 
      
Bufflehead  
1
 
 
 4.0 3.5 1.0
Common Goldeneye 15
21
 
 
 27.9 26.1 18.0
Hooded Merganser 46
21
44
28
 25.1 27.9 34.8
Common Merganser 267
289
125
209
 300.6 278.3 222.5
Red-breasted Merganser 1
 
 
 
   1.0 1.0
Ruddy Duck 42
 
 
 
 39.5 39.9 42.0
Common Loon  
 
 
 
 1.0 1.0  
Pied-billed Grebe  
 
 
 
 3.3 3.3  
Horned Grebe  
 
 
 
      
Double-crested Cormorant  
 
 
1
 3.0 2.7 1.0
Great Cormorant  
 
 
 
 2.0 2.0  
American Coot 24
11
1
6
 75.7 57.1 10.5
Unidentified  
20
 
 
 12.7 14.5 20.0
TOTAL BIRDS: 12720
22628
6686
8923
12375
12479
12739
TOTAL SPECIES: 20
17
12
14
16.6
16.4
15.8
TOTAL Birders: 25
28
22
16