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By the early 1990s, duck populations had exceeded the high of the 1950s; by 2015 almost 50 million waterfowl populated the prairie pothole region of the northern Great Plains.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

He cut himself off from mankind at the family lake, carefully observing the animals, fish and waterfowl.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

The researchers suggest that these young eagles could be taking advantage of seasonal food bonanzas such as spawning salmon, nesting waterfowl, or carcasses of large mammals.

From Science Daily • Dec. 11, 2025

The avian influenza virus known as H5N1 has threatened U.S. poultry farms since 2022, after migratory waterfowl carried a new strain of the virus into North and South America.

From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025

I will be rich and happy and eat roast waterfowl every day.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw