RTWBC - Waterfowl Count Data

Records
Waterfowl Count Last updated 2/21/06

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.

Use the horizontal slider bar at the bottom of this window to scroll to the right. Names of species and years are repeated within the chart only to help you maintain your frame of reference as you scroll through the data.

New York State Ornithological Association Waterfowl Count for Dutchess County, N.Y.
	yrs seen	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82		83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	2000	2001		2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Greater White-fronted Goose	3																								Greater White-fronted Goose	1														2					Greater White-fronted Goose			2
Snow Goose	17	1																		1					Snow Goose			5				22	1	20	2	1			1	154	8	1	1		Snow Goose	3	2	6	1
Canada Goose	34								3					502	6	1000	512		61	107	350	4481	1261	2	Canada Goose	4382	77	8676	3086	2465	620	8141	4215	9919	7635	8083	1063	7597	3843	17877	12101	5946	9700	3326	Canada Goose	22422	6219	16226	5934	8729
Brant	1																								Brant						84														Brant
Mute Swan	24																					14			Mute Swan	14	15	63	45	57	78	46	120	245	62	133	44	82	26	60	78	91	90	42	Mute Swan	126	74	46	44	21
Wood Duck	25		1	1	1	1	1		1					2				1	1	2	1	2	1	1	Wood Duck						1	1			4				1	4		1		1	Wood Duck	13	2	5	3	1
Gadwall	2																								Gadwall																2				Gadwall		4
American Wigeon	6																								American Wigeon							1		1								1	5	1	American Wigeon	2
	yrs seen	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82		83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	2000	2001		2002	2003	2004	2005	2005
American Black Duck	45	104	115	93		126	166	244	122	39	219	431	88	89	137	18	65	16	141	34	35	205	144	43	American Black Duck	143	95	185	86	146	244	246	216	100	659	422	88	187	332	113	138	77	184	104	American Black Duck	544	525	258	55	280
Mallard	45	127	174	6	105	456	233	204	759	514	420	1864	406	713	574	243	551		941	422	653	519	753	417	Mallard	528	767	996	1042	785	1067	686	1488	1011	1339	1166	843	1848	1746	1203	1642	1411	2080	1763	Mallard	2118	1974	2146	1585	1515
Mallard X Black	3																								Mallard X Black																				Mallard X Black	1	2		1
Blue-winged Teal	2								1																Blue-winged Teal																				Blue-winged Teal	1
Northern Shoveler	2																						1		Northern Shoveler													1							Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail	20					2			3						1	1	1								Northern Pintail					1	4	6	5	2	3					2	1	1	4	4	Northern Pintail	9	1	4	2	11
Green-winged Teal	12	1			1		1		1			3						3							Green-winged Teal								1			2							7	2	Green-winged Teal	1		6		1
Canvasback	24								14			2		13			371	35				314	5		Canvasback	52			248	23	4	707	31	129	2	2946		54	14	75	14	353	210		Canvasback	450	90			803
	yrs seen	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82		83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	2000	2001		2002	2003	2004	2005	2005
Redhead	2								1																Redhead																		1		Redhead
Ring-necked Duck	25													9			12			1		1			Ring-necked Duck	1	3	5		3	47	27	53	44	51	92	33	331	55	103	157	172	202		Ring-necked Duck	154	9	133	55	39
Greater or Lesser Scaup	6													1		1									Greater or Lesser Scaup			3				1		1											Greater or Lesser Scaup			5
Long-tailed Duck	1																								Long-tailed Duck																	2			Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead	12										1			2								1			Bufflehead				1	1		1					5		2	6	4				Bufflehead			12	1	3
Common Goldeneye	21								4					18					6	2			4		Common Goldeneye		1			6	10	4		11		77	5	5		10	35	4		9	Common Goldeneye	8	12	22	102	12
Hooded Merganser	12																				1				Hooded Merganser											1			2	2	6	1	4	4	Hooded Merganser	3	9	3	25	27
Common Merganser	37		96	18	8				9	2				45	3			10	84	31	43	29	24	1	Common Merganser	52	9	313	1690	36	130	468	1641	365	363	376	60	341	187	187	398	152	552	140	Common Merganser	122	192	223	389	663
	yrs seen	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82		83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	2000	2001		2002	2003	2004	2005	2005
Red-brested Merganser	3																		5			3			Red-brested Merganser					6															Red-brested Merganser
Ruddy Duck	10								3																Ruddy Duck		1										1			58	12	72	118		Ruddy Duck	23	1		40	23
Common Loon	4																			1					Common Loon										1							1			Common Loon	1			1
Pied-billed Grebe	12		1						3								4					1			Pied-billed Grebe										2			1	1	1	3	3	6		Pied-billed Grebe	3				2
Horned Grebe	3																1			1					Horned Grebe																	4			Horned Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant	7