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ALABAMA WATERFOWL ASSOCIATION, INC. (AWA)TM

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Alabama Waterfowl Assoc.� October Conservation Blog

 

By Jerry Davis

 

The Corn moon of October 15th and a cool north wind brought us some ducks into this 2005-2006 Alabama duck� season.� According to duck population reports the North American ducks that migrate should be up from previous years.� Of course the weather north of us will influence the Tennessee River Valley population more than any other factor.� I saw several gadwall, a few shovelers and other ducks on North Sauty Refuge� Oct. 16th Sunday and Oct. 17th Monday.� Duck season opened in the Dakotas and many other states along the Canadian border on October 1, 2005.� AWA has had two band reports thus far on http://bandreturns.com�

ALABAMA WATERFOWL ASSOC./SCOTTSBORO,AL

 Bands recorded: 407

Mr.   David   Hegedus
champlin,  MN
Band Number: 1640,  Band Year: 2004
Recovered Location: St. Micheal,  MN , Date Recovered 10/15/2005
 Submitted:10/15/2005 4:24:29 PM

 

This mallard was release by Donny McElvoy at Town Creek, Alabama

Mr.   allen   ternquist
michigan,  ND
Band Number: 04awa1166,  Band Year: 2004
Recovered Location: michigan,  ND , Date Recovered 10/3/2005
 Submitted:10/2/2005 11:47:42 AM

 

This mallard was release by Chris Clay at Paint Rock River Alabama

 

This year 2005 AWA banded and released 3,500 Frost Waterfowl Trust 4 week old mallards.� It will be interesting to see how these birds move and where they will be killed this year.�

 

This was a banner farm year with corn and soybeans being harvested now.� Alabama needs a rain real bad.� If we can get water, �the table will be set for the November 25th� Alabama duck season opening.

 

I would like to ask all of you to please be finding private donors for the 2006 Mallard Restoration Project, AWA will be taking orders as soon as duck season ends.� As you well know with energy cost rising this will impact the price of doing business on our MRP projects.� Also, the price of shipping has increased drastically and we will most likely have to have a shipping and storage increase in our seed program.�

 

Good luck and have a safe duck season.�

 

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