Three straight years of wet winters appear to be benefitting water bird species in California with some species showing a ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has completed its 2025 waterfowl breeding population survey. The results of the survey show both mallard and total duck species have increased ...

This year's survey shows significant increases in breeding populations of both mallard ducks and other duck species.

It's a good year for ducks. The breeding population of mallards shot up 49% to 265,640, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said Friday in its 2025 Waterfowl Breeding Population Survey.

It was the voter-approved Proposition 68 in 2018 that continued funding for the California Waterfowl Habitat (Presley) Program, and it continues to be extremely popular with landowners.

Baja Mexico, just a stone’s throw south of us, has a waterfowl season that runs later and doesn’t close until the end of February. And further south in the Mexican states of Sonora and Sinaloa ...

ROSEVILLE, Calif., July 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- California Waterfowl (CWA) proudly celebrates its 80th anniversary in 2025, marking decades of unwavering commitment to creating a California with ...

After struggling through years of punishing drought, California waterfowl and flocks of migrating birds are now enjoying a rare bounty of water as winter storms and spring snowmelt submerge vast ...

Water & Drought California drought could mean ‘devastation across the board’ for fowl on Pacific Flyway By Dale Kasler May 15, 2022 5:00 AM ...