Aerial View of North Dakota during 2025 Waterfowl Surveys

Photo By/Credit

USFWS

Date Shot/Created
Circa 2025
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
This picture was taken during the 2025 Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey. Heavy rainfall in parts of North Dakota during the survey was quickly absorbed, resulting in little habitat improvement. Other areas in the state did see increases in wet basins, however, those improvements came too late to attract breeding ducks and were largely unoccupied.
Subject tags
Aerial photography
Conservation
Harvest management
Migratory birds
Monitoring
Research
Waterfowl