The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its preliminary report on breeding ducks and habitats, based on surveys conducted in May and early June.
Total duck populations were estimated at 45.6 million breeding ducks on the surveyed area. This estimate represents an 11 percent increase over last year's estimate of 40.9 million birds and is 35 percent above the 1955-2010 long-term average.
This was only the fifth time in the survey's history that the total duck population exceeded 40 million.
- Jeffrey L. Frischkorn
JFRischkorn@News-Herald.com
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