KENTUCKY PERIODIC WATERFOWL INVENTORY
December 21, 2009
Partial flights rescheduled for 22 & 23 December 2009 due to weather (fog/very
low visibility)
Next survey scheduled for 4 January, 2010
Lower Ohio River & Western
Coalfield
|
|
Dabblers |
Divers |
Total Ducks |
Canada geese |
White-fronted geese |
Snows/Blues |
Coots |
Eagles |
|
Ohio R.
(Owensboro - Green River) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Ohio R. (Green
River - Henderson) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Ohio R.
(Henderson - Sloughs WMA) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Ohio R.
(Sloughs WMA - Diamond Island) |
8710 |
0 |
8710 |
1350 |
6500 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Ohio R. (Sauerheber
Refuge - Uniontown & GPPL & JHHC) |
16 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Ohio R.
(Uniontown - Shawneetown) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Ohio R.
(Shawneetown - Tradewater R.) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Ohio R.
(Tradewater R. - E. end of Hurricane Isl.) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Ohio R. (E. end
of Hurrican Isl. - Golconda) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Hovey Lake WMA
in Indiana |
455 |
0 |
455 |
500 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Pond
River - White City WMA |
53 |
0 |
53 |
96 |
0 |
0 |
662 |
2 |
|
Tradewater
River |
846 |
0 |
846 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Peabody Coal
Property |
216 |
0 |
216 |
180 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Clear Creek WMA |
50 |
0 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
82 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Totals |
10296 |
0 |
8710 |
1350 |
6500 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
Dabblers |
Divers |
Total Ducks |
Canada geese |
White-fronted |
Snows/Blues |
Coots |
Eagles |
A
partial survey was completed on December 22, 2009, with Thomas Young and Mike
Morton observing. All survey routes were completed except for the portions of
the Ohio River from Uniontown to Golconda. Temperature was approximately 40
degrees and skies were overcast much of the day, with a slight South wind. Most
rivers and tributaries were within their banks, with most shallow wetlands and
moist soil units full. Compared to the November 30th survey, larger
concentrations of both mallards and especially white fronts and snow geese were
observed on the Sauerheber unit of Slough’s WMA. Happy hunting!
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Western Kentucky - Purchase Region
Surveyed by Pat Hahs
Survey weather delayed unit noon on 22
December. Some areas not surveyed do to limited time.
|
|
Dabblers |
Divers |
Total Ducks |
Canada geese |
White-fronted geese |
Snows/Blues |
Coots |
Eagles |
|
Bayou De Chien |
NS |
NS |
NS |
NS |
NS |
NS |
NS |
NS |
|
Obion Creek |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mississippi
River |
NS |
NS |
NS |
NS |
NS |
NS |
NS |
NS |
|
Mayfield Creek |
10 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Ballard |
11143 |
4435 |
15578 |
253 |
120 |
0 |
90 |
11 |
|
Boatwright WMA |
5655 |
3200 |
8855 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Ohio R.
(Wickliffe - Paducah) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Ohio R.
(Paducah - Golconda) |
1075 |
0 |
1075 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Barkley Lake
(North of 68) |
NS |
NS |
NS |
NS |
NS |
NS |
NS |
NS |
|
Barkley Lake
(South of 68) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Duck
Island |
1507 |
125 |
1632 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
90 |
0 |
|
Kentucky Lake
** South of
Blood River only |
1874 |
87 |
1961 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2510 |
8 |
|
Kaler Bottoms |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Birdsville
Island |
1857 |
0 |
1857 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Doug Travis WMA |
1790 |
0 |
1790 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
0 |
|
Obion Creek
(Travis Slough tract) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Obion Creek
(L.E. Schaaf tract) |
NS |
NS |
NS |
NS |
NS |
NS |
NS |
NS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Totals |
24911 |
7847 |
32758 |
303 |
120 |
0 |
2720 |
19 |
|
|
Dabblers |
Divers |
Total Ducks |
Canada geese |
White-fronted |
Snows/Blues |
Coots |
Eagles |
Some areas not surveyed do to weather delays. Numbers for the
Ballard/Boatwright complex were much lower than they have been in recent years
for this portion of the migration season. Heavy ice is normally the reason for
low numbers in late December, but that is not the case since ice was
non-existent with the generally mild (seasonable) weather over that past week or
so. Some green-winged teal, pintail, gadwall and even a few shovelers were
observed in a few areas covered, while mallards comprising a majority of the
ducks.
Water conditions within the region are very good overall. The big rivers are
almost completely within their banks after a short duration low level flood
event.
Rough River - Yellowbank
|
|
Dabblers |
Divers |
Total Ducks |
Canada geese |
White-fronted geese |
Snows/Blues |
Coots |
Eagles |
|
Rough River |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Ohio R.
(Brandenburg to Owensboro) |
80 |
0 |
80 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Yellowbank WMA |
50 |
0 |
50 |
250 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
130 |
0 |
130 |
275 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Dabblers |
Divers |
Total Ducks |
Canada geese |
White-fronted |
Snows/Blues |
Coots |
Eagles |
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Central and Eastern
Kentucky
Very limited coverage due to visibility
and aircraft icing conditions.
Surveyed by John Brunjes
|
|
Dabblers |
Divers |
Total Ducks |
Canada geese |
White-Fronted geese |
Snows/Blues |
Coots |
Eagles |
|
Herrington |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cecilia |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cedar Creek |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cumberland |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dale Hollow |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Barren R. |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Green R. |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Taylorsville |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Central OH R. |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blue Grass |
224 |
0 |
224 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Licking River
South |
44 |
0 |
44 |
250 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Cave
Run Lake |
572 |
10 |
582 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Grayson Lake |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yatesville Lake |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ohio
River-Ashland to Ports |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cioto River |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ohio River to
Licking River |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Licking River
North |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jolly Roger
Golf |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kincade Lake |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Totals |
840 |
10 |
850 |
261 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
Dabblers |
Divers |
Total Ducks |
Canada geese |
White-fronted |
Snows/Blues |
Coots |
Eagles |
The survey was started in tough survey weather with low visibility (almost
always less then 5 miles) and low celings. Snow had fallen over the region and
snow cover ranged from patchy to 100% cover. Temperatures were above freezing,
so no water was frozen. Water was abundant on the landscape, with every small
depression being bank full. Cave Run Lake was much higher than last flight and
waters were very muddy. There were a scattering of ducks at the Bluegrass Army
Depot and Cave Run Lake. The flats area was mostly covered with no bird
concentrations. There were numerous small groups of ducks in the oxbow lakes
and depressions along the southern portion of the Licking River. After Cave Run
Lake, the survey was canceled as the plane began icing up with clear ice.
