U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 134 Union Boulevard Lakewood,
Colorado 80228 13 July 2007 Contact: Nicholas Throckmorton
202-208-5634 Barb Perkins 303-236-4588 2007 Waterfowl Survey
Shows Good News; Canvasbacks, redheads, and northern shovelers
break traditional survey area records Preliminary results from
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Canadian Wildlife
Service’s Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey
indicate a total duck population estimate of more than 41
million birds in the traditional survey area. This represents a
14 percent increase from 2006 and is 24 percent above the
1955-2006 average. “There’s a lot of good news in the survey
this year for the total duck population and waterfowl breeding
habitat,” said H. Dale Hall, Director of the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service. “We have five species that are at record or
near record highs, including canvasbacks, and there are good
breeding conditions on the prairies. However, we remain
concerned that pintails and scaup are well below long-term