Waterfowl

Mallard

Mallards, the most familiar of ducks, have adapted well to man's urban environment. It appears, however, that ready food sources created by well-meaning people throwing bread have caused these particular birds to spend the winter further north than they should have. Without supplemental food supplies, these birds would probably have migrated from Alaska to California.

Projects and Related Reports

• North American Breeding Waterfowl Survey in Alaska.
• Expanded Aerial Surveys of Waterfowl in Alaska
• Aerial survey of emperor geese and other waterbirds in southwestern Alaska Spring 2007 (pdf)
• Aerial survey of emperor geese and other waterbirds in southwestern Alaska Fall 2007 (pdf)
• Waterfowl Banding in Alaska
• Southwest Alaska Steller's Eider Survey
• Arctic Coastal Plain Eider Survey
• Yukon Delta Nesting Waterfowl Survey
• Yukon Delta Aerial Breeding Waterfowl Survey

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Last Updated: September 15, 2008