Ducks are migrating
BY TYLER MAHONEY SPECIAL TO THE STAR
NOVEMBER 11, 2020 01:25 PM

MISSOURI HUNTING
SWAN LAKE: On 11/5, roughly 5,220 were observed. 4974 mallards, 112 wood ducks, and the rest mixed species were observed. 5000 snow geese also present.


COLUMBIA BOTTOM CA: On 11/1, 3,685 ducks were observed. 2200 mallards, 400 pintails, 320 gadwalls, 240 teal, and other assorted species.

DUCK CREEK CA: On 11/2, 13,450 ducks were observed - 6925 mallards, 3217 gadwalls, 1890 pintails, and other assorted species.

EAGLE BLUFFS CA: On 11/2, 17,374 ducks were observed - 8600 mixed dabblers, 5850 mallards, 1200 gadwalls, 950 teal, 550 pintails and other mixed species.

FOUR RIVERS CA: On 11/10, 45,155 ducks were observed. 31,000 mallards, 12,000 mixed dabblers, teal and other assorted species.

GRAND PASS CA: On 11/2, 56,000 ducks were observed - 16800 gadwalls, 19040 mallards, 2800 pintails, 11200 teal, 5600 mixed dabblers, and other mixed species.


MARAIS TEMPS CLAIR CA: On 11/3, 3900 ducks were observed - 1000 pintails, 950 gadwalls, 1600 mallards, and other mixed species.

MINGO NWR: On 11/2, 9,920 ducks were observed - 1548 teal, 3698 mallards, 2304 gadwalls, 699 mixed dabblers, 805 pintails, and other mixed species.

MONTROSE CA: On 11/2, 2575 ducks were observed - 2100 mallards, 250 teal, and other mixed species.

OTTER SLOUGH CA: On 11/2, 30,350 ducks were observed - 9105 gadwalls, 9105 mallards, 6070 pintails, 2125 shovelers, 2125 teal, 910 mixed dabblers, and other mixed species.

SETTLES FORD CA: On 11/2, 764 ducks were observed - 700 gadwalls, 50 mallards, and other mixed species.


KANSAS HUNTING
CHEYENNE BOTTOMS: As of 11/10, 15,000 - 20,000 ducks, mostly pintails, greenwings, shovelers, gadwalls, mix of divers, some mallards have shown up. Goose numbers are extremely variable day to day. Somedays this past week there have been 50,000+ geese, other days only around 5,000, mostly snows, but still strong numbers of whitefronts and very few Canadas.

MARAIS DES CYGNES: As of 11/6, 30,000+ mostly mallards and green wing teal. Good numbers of gadwall and pintails, as well as a few wood ducks left around the area. Almost no geese observed.

NEOSHO: As of 11/10, 30,000+ mixed ducks (70% Mallard, the rest are early season migrants such as Pintail, Gadwall, Wigeon, Green Wing Teal and Blue Wing Teal). 10,000+ White fronted geese, 20,000+ Snow Geese and 1000 Canada Geese.

PERRY: As of 11/4, due to heavy hunting pressure and warmer weather, bird numbers and hunting success has dropped significantly. We will update numbers as conditions change and when we conduct another survey.


TUTTLE CREEK: As of 11/10, 500 ducks were observed.

MILFORD: As of 11/5, due to heavy hunting pressure and warmer weather, bird numbers and hunting success has dropped significantly. Throughout the week roughly 150-200 mix bags of birds were observed.

QUIVIRA: no recent estimate reported.

MELVERN: As of 10/29, 3 Duck Marsh - 170 mallards, 10 wood ducks, 50 pintail, 70 teal; Willow Marsh - 20 mallards, 10 wood ducks, 30 pintail; Sundance Marsh - 8 mallards, 7 wood ducks, 12 gadwall; Lowman’s Cove - 4 mallards, 9 gadwall, 4 hooded merganser; Shoveler Slough - 600 pintails, 600 mallards, 250 teal; Refuge - 1000 coots

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