Migration Alert: Duck numbers and available habitat increasing in Mississippi
Dec. 7, 2011: Duck numbers continue to increase in Mississippi and as harsh winter weather hits northern states hunters should expect more.
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Marathon Petroleum Company named 2011 Wings Over Wetlands winner
Ducks Unlimited and the Wildlife Habitat Council recognized Marathon Petroleum Company LP as the winner of the 2011 Wings Over Wetlands award.
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Migration Alert - Mississippi Flyway: Waterfowl on the way
Oct. 18, 2011: Waterfowl on the way in the Upper Midwest
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Deep Freeze throughout Arkansas has ducks on the move
Arkansas will experience the coldest air of the season on Jan. 9-10, causing most shallow waterways to freeze and forcing ducks to find alternate habitats with open water.
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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: Mississippi Flyway
More than 2,300 miles long with a watershed of more than 1.5 million square miles, the Mississippi River is North America’s greatest waterway and the most heavily used migration corridor for waterfowl and other birds. DU and its partners have conserved more than 1.6 million acres in the U.S. portion of this flyway.
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2010 Waterfowl Forecast
Waterfowl populations remain at high levels overall thanks to favorable breeding habitat conditions
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Upper Mississippi River
An overview of Ducks Unlimited's habitat conservation work in the Upper Mississippi River priority area
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Mississippi Alluvial Valley
An overview of Ducks Unlimited's Mississippi Alluvial Valley priority area.
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Upper Mississippi River - More Information
Background information on DU's Upper Mississippi River conservation priority area
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