 
North
America's Waterfowl Population
Surveys
Thirteen Fish and
Wildlife Service pilot-biologists gather at the Eastern West
Virginia Regional Airport in Martinsburg to mark the 50th
anniversary of the Waterfowl Population Surveys. Photo by
Todd Harless/USFWS
Every spring and
summer for the past 50 years, teams of U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service pilot-biologists have taken to the skies to
survey North America's waterfowl breeding
grounds.
Flying more than
80,000 miles, crisscrossing the country just above the
treetops, they and observers on the ground record the number
of ducks, geese and swans, and assess the quality and
quantity of waterfowl breeding habitats. From the wide-open
bays and wetlands of the eastern shores of North America to
some of the most remote regions of Canada and Alaska, they
are documenting an important part of our wild
heritage.
For more
information visit and view below pdfs:
• Waterfowl
Population Survey brochure (pdf 1.2 MB)
• Video
presentation (8 min. Windows Media Player required)
• The history
of the Waterfowl Population Survey
(pdf 194 KB)
• The
pilot-biologists (pdf 212 KB)
• Waterfowl
status report for 2004
(pdf 2.3 MB)
• Video
presentation of waterfowl status report for 2004
(16 min. Windows Media Player
required)
• Duck trend
report for 2004 (pdf 1.2 MB)
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