Waterfowl Count
Cackling Goose (back)
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser family on the Ten Mile River
Hooded Merganser male
American Wigeons - © Maha Katnani
Ruddy Duck -©Anthony Macchiarola
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The New York State Ornithological Association (NYSOA) has conducted a statewide waterfowl count each January since 1955. Since 1960, the Ralph T. Waterman Bird Club has covered Dutchess County. The winter waterfowl count is held for a period of one week with one target day. Volunteers team up to scan the Hudson River as well as inland waterways, lakes, and ponds. Contact fieldtrips15@watermanbirdclub.org for more information or to volunteer. Adrienne Popko is our current coordinator.
Click here to see data from recent years. To get an indication of population trends as well as to spot some interesting sightings over the years, see records for all years since 1960. (pdf format)
