The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reports that continental breeding ducks are up 13 percent over 2008, and up 28 percent over the long-term average.
Pond counts for the U.S. and Canada combined showed a 45 percent increase from last year's estimate, and 31 percent above the long-term average. As reported here earlier, U.S. prairies, especially those in the Dakotas, are in excellent duck-producing shape, while some in Canada also were better this spring than last.
Here, from Ducks Unlimited, is a look at duck numbers by species and their change in breeding numbers from a year ago.
To read the entire Fish and Wildlife Service report, in PDF form, click here.
Fish and Wildlife Service says breeding ducks up overall by 13 percent from 2008
Good water on most of the prairies promises healthy production, too.
December 8, 2009 at 7:54PM
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