Late winter mallard estimates remain lowest in 15 years
On average, mallards account for about 55% of all ducks in the Delta during late January surveys. However, now that number has dropped to 33%.
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On average, mallards account for about 55% of all ducks in the Delta during late January surveys. However, now that number has dropped to 33%.
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's waterfowl staff last week completed its December 2022 aerial waterfowl surveys for the Delta, Arkansas River Valley and southwestern Arkansas, with the report issued this week by Luke Naylor, Game and Fish chief of wildlife management.
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission waterfowl staff recently completed its December 2022 aerial waterfowl surveys for the Mississippi Alluvial Valley (Delta), the Arkansas River Valley and southwestern Arkansas. While mallard numbers in the Delta are about 100,000 below the 2009-22 long-term December average, the 480,846 mallards estimated are the most since 2018.