Ep. 3 – Pond Counts throughout U.S. and Canada, along with a Mallard Population Discussion

Hosts Chris Jennings and Dr. Mike Brasher are joined by Dr. Tom Moorman, DU Chief Scientist to discuss the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) report on 2019 Trends in Duck Breeding Populations, based on surveys conducted in May and early June by FWS, Canadian Wildlife Service, and other partners. This episode focuses on Pond Counts and breaks down what pond counts are, and what that means for breeding waterfowl habitat, and they discuss 2019 mallard numbers and distribution. Download and subscribe to follow along with all things waterfowl as the DU Podcast brings the resource to you. For more information on the 2019 Duck Numbers, visit www.ducks.org/ducknumbers