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Migration Update - July 2, 2010
:::: The results of the spring surveys are in and the USFWS has released the Trends in Duck Breeding Populations for 2010. Habitat conditions across the survey areas were similar to 2009, with pond counts 34% above the long-term average. Bird counts totaled 40.9 million birds, down slightly from the 42 million birds counted in 2009, but remain 21% above the long-term average.
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Posted: 2010-07-02 0:00
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Migration Update June 3, 2010
:::: The 2010 Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat (BPOP) Survey is complete in a number of areas. Thanks to real-time reports and flight logs at Flyways.us, waterfowl hunters across the nation can look to the coming season with a hopeful eye. In summary, the good news appears to be outpacing the bad, and conditions in the Eastern Dakotas are, again this year, simply outstanding.
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Posted: 2010-06-03 0:00
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Migration Update May 10, 2010
:::: The May breeding surveys are underway across the U.S. and Canada. In many areas of the U.S., the first broods of resident Canada Geese can be seen on many ponds and the mating chase flights of mallards can be witnessed. While the off-season continues, it is hardly a slumbering hibernation for duck or duck hunter -- it is merely a change in activities that lead up to the fast approaching season...
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Posted: 2010-05-10 0:00
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Migration Update April 29, 2010
:::: Spring snow goose hunting under the Conservation Order in the U.S. passed at a fevered pace this year as the last few flights of light geese moved into Canada from North Dakota in mid-April. As we turn our sights to nesting conditions on the Prairie Pothole Region, we remind our readers that early Teal and Goose seasons are merely 4 months away and the count down to the season is already ticking...
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Posted: 2010-04-29 0:00
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Migration Update April 5, 2010
:::: The spring snow goose migration continues at a furious pace. The bulk of the population has been passing through North Dakota over the past week. While some birds still remain in South Dakota, the numbers have been decreasing rapidly since the 24th of the month...
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Posted: 2010-04-05 0:00
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Migration Update March 3, 2010
:::: As warm winds begin to push up from the Gulf of Mexico and chisel away at the snowline, light geese are finally on the move and hunting success has improved under the Conservation Order. Snow goose numbers are on the rise in Missouri and numbers at the Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge are expected to climb for the first time this spring season...
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Posted: 2010-03-03 0:00
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Migration Update February 1, 2010
:::: As the 2009-2010 General Waterfowl Season ends with a resounding bang, waterfowl hunters across the nation are storing their bags of duck decoys and packing up their trucks and trailers with a massive assortment of snow goose decoys. Before we fire the starting gun to our coverage of the Spring Snow Goose Conservation Action, Waterfowler.com takes time to reflect on the season past..
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Posted: 2010-02-01 0:00
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Migration Update January 7, 2010
:::: Another arctic blast is ringing in the New Year, bringing chilling winds, snow and ice to most of the south. With temperatures dropping below zero in the north to well below freezing all the way to Alabama by the weekend, the over abundance of water will soon be and over abundance of ice, which is expected to improve hunting conditions in many areas...
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Posted: 2010-01-07 0:00
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Migration Update December 18, 2009
:::: The icy grip of winter has taken hold of the marshes, lakes and rivers in the north. In areas above the snow and freeze line, ducks have departed to warmer climates and geese have congregated in urban areas and river systems that maintain open water. The resulting freeze has compressed waterfowl populations along the edge of the freeze line and hunter success has increased significantly in the south...
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Posted: 2009-12-19 0:00
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Migration Update December 7, 2009
:::: The arctic blast moving across the nation has increased waterfowl activity significantly from the Sacramento Valley all the way to Missouri. Snow, white-fronted and Canada goose migrations have been significant over the past seventy-two hours in the Pacific and Central Flyways. With ducks previously scattered from north to south, the most noticeable increases have occurred in the middle tier states as populations begin to gather in heavier concentrations...
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Posted: 2009-12-07 0:00
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