Migration Alert: Florida Waterfowlers Poised for Strong Finish
Brisk weather conditions during the month of January resulted in major movements of Atlantic Flyway waterfowl, and Florida waterfowlers are among the beneficiaries.
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Migration Alert: DUTV Crew Reports From Maryland
DUTV host, Field Hudnall provides information on weather conditions along Maryland's Eastern Shore. Frigid temperatures have waterfowl on the move and late-season hunting may improve as temperatures begin to increase.
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Migration Alert: Arctic Blast Sends Massive Push of Geese to Maryland's Eastern Shore
Waterfowl are on the move in the Atlantic Flyway, following an Arctic blast that has brought bitter cold temperatures to much of the region.
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Migration Alert: Delaware Nears Mallard Peak Despite Shifting Conditions
Late November's frigid cold seemed a distant memory over the weekend as record-breaking 70-degree temperatures swept the mid Atlantic states. In Delaware, the balmy weather had a significant impact on waterfowl behavior and hunting success.
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Migration Alert: Pennsylvania Mallard Numbers Peak
Flocks of mallards and black ducks poured over the tree-line in a seemingly unending string. They were in bunches of tens and twenties, mostly, but several flocks numbered at least 100 strong as the birds funneled down into the Pennsylvania cornfield.
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Migration Alert: South Carolina Hunters Off to Strong Start
Last weekend, waterfowlers along the South Carolina coast put up numbers that would be impressive anywhere in the country. Hunter-success rates approached a limit of ducks per person at two wildlife management areas.
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Betty & John O'Brien: Laying Down Roots in the North Atlantic
Betty and John O'Brien of Batavia, New York, support Ducks Unlimited's Completing the Cycle Initiative in the northeastern United States. John helped build up DU's presence in New York and he and Betty held several volunteer positions over the years. Their story appeared in the 2013 DU Annual Report.
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Migration Alert: Hunters Faring Well on North Carolina Coast
The job of waterfowl manager can be one of those "none of the credit, all of the blame" professions. Too often your efforts go unnoticed, except of course when waterfowl numbers and hunting success are poor. That hasn't been the case this year, at least in North Carolina.
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Migration Alert: Georgia Waterfowl Biologist Provides Season Forecast
Georgia state waterfowl biologist, Greg Balkcom gives his forecast for the upcoming waterfowl season, and gives his top picks for WMAs to hunt this season.
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Migration Alert: Birds Arriving Right on Time in Virginia
Virginia waterfowlers can feel free to get excited: Ducks are on the move, and November 16 is shaping up to be the perfect weekend to reopen the season.
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Migration Alert: Mild Conditions Delay New York Waterfowl
New York is a point of convergence for numerous waterfowl species migrating from Quebec, Ontario and points further northeast. Therefore, when peak numbers are reported from the Empire State, it's cause to rejoice throughout the flyway. Unfortunately, that day has yet to arrive, but reports of the first geese and early migrating duck species are encouraging.
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Migration Alert: Options Abound for Massachusetts Hunters
Arriving ducks may find a shortage of wetlands in Massachusetts following a dry second half of the summer. Donnelly reports that many wetlands are low on water and choked with vegetation.
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Atlantic Flyway Hunters Ready to Roll
Many Atlantic Flyway waterfowlers kicked off the hunting year with resident Canada goose and early teal seasons in several states, while others are eagerly anticipating the main event in the upper end of the flyway. New York often provides a good indication of what the season will hold in states further down the flyway.
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Southeast Wetlands Initiative
Supporting the rich outdoor heritage of the southeastern United States by conserving key habitats for Atlantic and eastern Mississippi Flyway waterfowl.
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Great Lakes Initiative
Protecting the pristine waters of the Great Lakes and conserving critical habitat for many species of waterfowl that utilize this vast watershed throughout their life cycle.
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Migration Alert: Migration Peaks for Season's Final Days, Youth Seasons
Just as opening day has a certain feel to it, so too does closing day. And as my friends and I pitched the blocks one last time in Pennsylvania, there was a sense of foreboding, knowing the off-season doldrums ahead, that mixed with high hopes of one last good shoot. But how the mallards responded.
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Migration Alert: Mid-Atlantic Duck Hunters, Go Now!
Atlantic flyway duck hunters got what they wanted this holiday season: cold weather. On Christmas Eve temperatures started falling in the northeast, and they have stayed low through New Year.
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Migration Alert: Warm Weather Has East Coast Seaduck Hunts Suffering
Earlier this week I reported on poor puddle duck hunting along the Atlantic flyway. Well, the bad news extends to seaduck hunters. A survey of guides up and down the coast points to low numbers, high pressure, and hard days on the salt water.
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Migration Alert: Warm, Wet Weather Spreads Ducks Thin
Record highs and wet weather across much of the East Coast has made for poor duck hunting north and south. With little cold weather in sight, it could be a challenging week for Atlantic flyway hunters.
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Migration Alert: Warm Weather Delays Ducks on Chesapeake Bay
A second straight year of unseasonable warmth has plagued the Atlantic Flyway. As I write this, a quick look at the Ducks Unlimited Waterfowl Migration Map reveals temperatures ranging from 43 F in Toronto to 58 F in New York City and 66 F in southern Virginia.
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Migration Alert: Ducks Arriving Early in North Carolina
Arriving waterfowl have been aided by ample natural wetlands, thanks to a fairly wet summer and recent rains.
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Sea Duck Action Is Taking Off
I've spent the last few mornings off the Rhode Island coast chasing sea ducks. Birds are around, but not yet in the high numbers we like to see.
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Migration Alert: Ducks Are Flying—Just in Time for Hunters
Cold temperatures this week are finally moving ducks south in the Atlantic Flyway. Every state in the flyway is open, or will open, this week or next.
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Habitat impacts from Hurricane Sandy difficult to assess
The East Coast is still struggling to get basic services back in place after Hurricane Sandy battered coastal communities and affected millions of residents, but, with the help of conservation partners, Ducks Unlimited is beginning to assess the long-term impact the storm will have on waterfowl habitat.
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Migration Alert: Storm Stalls Ducks; Geese Blacken the Sky
With Hurricane Sandy last week and a cold front this week, you'd expect good numbers of Atlantic flyway birds hauling for southern climes. But with a few exceptions, recent weather in the northeast has stalled duck migrations.
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Waste Management named 2012 Wings Over Wetlands winner
Ducks Unlimited and the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) recognized Waste Management as the winner of the 2012 Wings Over Wetlands award today.
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Migration Alert: Duck Hunting After Hurricane Sandy
While much of the coastal northeast U.S. is still digging out of Hurricane Sandy's damage – or just waiting for the lights to come on – biologists are starting to look at the super-storm's impact on wildlife habitat and migratory bird patterns.
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Migration Alert: Low Water and Concentrated Hunting Pushing Birds Out
Early season duck hunting has been underway for about a week in most states north of the Mason Dixon, with mixed reports on bird numbers and hunter success rolling in.
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Migration Alert: Key on Water to Find Atlantic Waterfowl
A satisfying chill swept New York and northern Pennsylvania last week, exciting duck hunters and lending a sense of urgency to early-migrating waterfowl.
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Migration Alert: Slow Start to Duck Openers, but Reports of Woodies are Wild
Mixed reports from opening weekend in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont have many speculating a slow start to the Atlantic flyway duck migration.
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Spring Waterfowling: Quebec’s greater snow geese
The Ducks Unlimited Television crew traveled to Quebec last spring for a Greater snow goose hunt along the St. Lawrence River. This photo essay provides a glimpse of this late-spring hunting opportunity.
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DU Acquires First Conservation Easement in Eastern Washington
DU recently acquired a 317-acre conservation easement on the Rosenau property in Spokane County, Washington, that will protect wetlands and surrounding upland habitat from development.
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Understanding Waterfowl: Tracking the Black Duck
DU research sheds new light on this prized bird's migration habits
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Waterfowl Migration Flyways
Banding research helped waterfowl managers map the major migration corridors followed by ducks and geese, which are known today as flyways. For management purposes, North America is divided into four flyways—the Atlantic, Mississippi, Central, and Pacific.
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DU Projects: Atlantic Flyway
Stretching from the Arctic tundra of Baffin Island to the Caribbean, the Atlantic Flyway spans more than 3,000 miles. DU and its partners have conserved almost 500,000 acres of waterfowl habitat in the Atlantic Flyway to date.
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2010 Waterfowl Forecast
Waterfowl populations remain at high levels overall thanks to favorable breeding habitat conditions
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Northeastern U.S. Forests
An overview of Ducks Unlimited's habitat conservation work in the Northeastern U.S. Forests priority area
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Atlantic Canada
An overview of Ducks Unlimited's habitat conservation work in the Atlantic Canada priority area
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Southeastern Coastal Plain and Piedmont
An overview of Ducks Unlimited's habitat conservation work in the Southeastern Coastal Plain and Piedmont priority area
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Peninsular Florida
An overview of Ducks Unlimited's habitat conservation efforts in the Peninsular Florida priority area
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North Atlantic / New England Coast
An overview of Ducks Unlimited's habitat conservation work in the North Atlantic / New England Coast priority area.
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Mid-Atlantic Coast
An overview of Ducks Unlimited's habitat conservation efforts in the Mid-Atlantic Coast priority area.
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Flying High in the Lowcountry
South Carolina’s scenic ACE Basin offers some of the finest late-season duck hunting in the Atlantic Flyway.
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Atlantic Odyssey
A season-long waterfowling adventure down America’s most historic flyway.
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Peninsular Florida - More Information
Background information on DU's Peninsular Florida conservation priority area
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Southeastern Coastal Plain and Piedmont - More Information
Background information on DU's Southeastern Coastal Plain and Piedmont conservation priority area
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North Atlantic / New England Coast - More Information
Background information on DU's North Atlantic / New England Coast conservation priority area
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Northeastern U.S. Forests - More Information
Background information on DU's Northeastern U.S. Forests conservation priority area
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Atlantic Canada - More Information
Background information on DU's Atlantic Canada conservation priority area
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