2025 Roadside Count

Anecdotally between eastern iowa and NW IA, I have not really been seeing any more birds than any time the past 5 years either out driving or running the dogs. I hope they are right, but I'm not convinced yet. I think it will be a good year regardless, but I don't think it is as good as the DNR believes.
 
cyclonenation10 said:
Anecdotally between eastern iowa and NW IA, I have not really been seeing any more birds than any time the past 5 years either out driving or running the dogs. I hope they are right, but I'm not convinced yet. I think it will be a good year regardless, but I don't think it is as good as the DNR believes.
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I think like any state it has a lot to do with the winter/spring/summer weather. We all know that even 10 miles can make a big difference in weather and how the birds handle it. It also has a lot to do with the pockets of habitat, if you find large areas with good habitat or counties with large amounts of habitat I think that plays on in the bird numbers you see in the survey results.
 
waterdog09 said:
I think like any state it has a lot to do with the winter/spring/summer weather. We all know that even 10 miles can make a big difference in weather and how the birds handle it. It also has a lot to do with the pockets of habitat, if you find large areas with good habitat or counties with large amounts of habitat I think that plays on in the bird numbers you see in the survey results.
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No question. From talking with folks in the DNR who do the surveys, it does sound like they had several routes along poor habitat that usually prodcue just a few bird sightings that produced multiples of that this year.
 
Shoot, all my territory is in the "fair" zone. Looks like I shouldn't be expecting limits before noon now. Oh well.
"Pockets" as water dog says.
 
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