Waterfowl Information

Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Aerial Surveys (below)

Mallard Migration Status

The Mississippi Flyway updates the mallard migration map every week after rankings are provided by states every Tuesday.

All waterfowl surveys for years 2009-on are now on the new DNR website, at http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/waterfowl/surveys.

2008:

Upper & Lower Mississippi River Surveys
September 2, 2008	November 10, 2008
September 9, 2008	November 18, 2008
September 16, 2008	November 25, 2008
October 13, 2008	December 2, 2008
October 20, 2008	December 22, 2008
October 28, 2008	December 29, 2008
November 3, 2008

Upper & Lower IL River Valley Surveys
September 2, 2008	November 10, 2008
September 9, 2008	November 18, 2008
September 16, 2008	November 25, 2008
October 13, 2008	December 2, 2008
October 20, 2008	December 22, 2008
October 28, 2008	December 29, 2008
November 3, 2008

West Central Surveys
October 9, 2008
October 21, 2008
November 5, 2008
November 18, 2008
December 30, 2008
January 05, 2009

North East Surveys

PAST SURVEYS
MISSISSIPPI RIVER:

Upper & Lower Mississippi River

September 4, 2007

WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST IL:

West Central IL:	Northeast IL:
October 23, 2007	October 22, 2007
November 8, 2007	November 6, 2007
November 20, 2007	December 3, 2007
December 4, 2007	January 2, 2008
December 19, 2007	January 22, 2008
January 9, 2008
January 23, 2008

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS / Western Kentucky:

November 7, 2007

ARCHIVED SURVEYS (2006):

Upper & Lower Mississippi River Valley:	Upper & Lower IL River Valley:
01/05/2006	01/05/2006
9/06/06	9/06/06
10/10/06
10/19/06	10/19/06
	03/01/06 (Duck & Geese)
10/25/06
10/30/06	10/30/06
11/01/06	11/01/06
11/08/06	11/08/06
11/13/06 partial due to weather	11/13/06 partial due to weather
11/14/06
11/22/06	11/22/06
11/27/06	11/27/06
12/13/06	12/13/06
12/18/2006	12/18/2006
12/27/06	12/27/06
01/02/07	01/02/07

West Central IL:	Northeast IL:
01/18/06	01/06/06
10/6/206	01/25/06
10/16/06	11/06/06
11/21/06	12/05/06
12/19/06 partial survey due to weather	12/18/06 partial survey due to weather
1/02/07	1/02/07
1/17/07	1/16/07

Southern & Central IL & S. IL / Western Kentucky Aerial Duck & Goose:

10/25/06

03/01/06 (Geese ONLY)

02/14/06 (Geese ONLY)

02/06/06

INFORMATION:

2005 are below:

Upper & Lower Mississippi River Valley:	Upper & Lower IL River Valley:	West Central IL:	Northeast IL:
9/06/05	9/06/05	10/12/05	10/24/05
9/20/05	9/20/05	10/26/05	10/23/06
10/10/05	10/17/05
10/17/05	10/10/05
	10/24/05
11/01/05	11/02/05
11/02/05	11/07/05
11/07/05	11/17/05
11/08/05
11/17/05
11/21/05	11/21/05
11/22/05
11/30/05	11/30/05
12/2/05			10/24/05
12/13/05	12/13/05		12/05/05
12/19/05	12/19/05	12/20/05
	(Lower IL only) 12/26/05	12/20/05	12/21/05
12/29/05	12/29/05

Southern & Central IL & S. IL / Western Kentucky Aerial Duck & Goose: (2005)