Tkempeleau Quarterly Narrative Reports May 1940 - January 1941
TKEMPELEAU QUARTERLY NARRATIVE REPORTS MAY 1940 - JANUARY 1941
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Mrs. Kricun
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SECTION OF STRUCTURES:
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** TREMPEALEAU NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE Quarterly Narrative Report November and December 1940; January 1941
United States Department of The Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Winona, Minnesota
INDEX
!• General km Weather Conditions! 3* Water Conditions!
II* Wildlife A* Waterhirdsi 1* Great Blue Heron 2* Waterfowl B* Upland-game Birds i 1* Pheasants and Quail 2* Other Birds C* Big-game Animals: D* Fur-bearing Animals: 1* Muskrats 2. Minks 3# Beavers F. Other Animals j
III* Refuge Development and Maintenance A* Physical Development!
IV* Public Relations A* Recreational Usesi 4* Number of Visi B* Violations! A* Weather Conditionst
Temperatures during the quarter ranged from a high of 70°
in November to a low of -19° in Deoember. Below normal readings
were experienced in November (2»80 below normal) but above normal
in Deoember (4»50 above normal) and January (6»50 above normal).
Above normal preoipitation occurred in all months of the
quarter, varying from 3#93M above normal in November, •01" above
normal in December, and #44" above normal in January. A total
of 8.13" of precipitation fell during the quarter.
Rainfall and temperature ranges are shown below (Winona
statistics)t
Table I
Temperature and Precipitation Ranges Trempealeau, Wisconsin
Temperature Precipitation Month Max. Min* Mean Normal Total Normal
1939 70 38.0 35.1 November 17 .11" 1.61" 1940 64 2 32.3 35.1 5.54" 1.61"
—6 Deoember 1939 30 20.3 21.5 .42" 1.11" 1940 45 -19 25.0 21.5 1.12" 1.11"
9.9 January 1940 34 -18 14.1 .25" 1.03" 1941 38 -4 20.6 14.1 1.47" 1.03"
The Trempealeau Refuge was hit by the Armistice Day storm
but no damage was done.
B. Water Conditions:
Because the U. S. Weather Bureau of La Crosse, Wisconsin,
discontinues issuing river stages when the river is closed to navigation, no data for Pool 6 is available* Potholes on the
Refuge had -water in them during this report period*
II* Wildlife
A* Waterbirds*
1* Great Blue Heron
A single individual has been seen along the potholes of
the Refuge and in the area adjacent to it* This bird was seen
regularly in January*
2 m Waterfowl
Very few ducks used the Refuge this quarter. Following
the Armistice Day storm none were seen on the Refuge*
B* Upland-game Birds:
1* Pheasants and Quail
Pheasants and quail show a slight increase over the same
period a year ago* The populations shuffle on and off the Refuge*
Birds have been using the lean-to shelters and feeding
stations, especially those stations having southern and eastern
exposures.
2* Other Birds S' Four mourning doves have been seen on the Refuge and con
tiguous areas. They were frequently seen in January*
Cardinals are very numerous on the Refuge*
C. Big-game Animals:
About seventy deer used the feeding stations and food
patches throughout the quarter* Dm Fur-bearing Animals *
!• Muskrats
Muskrats are holding their own* In January signs of
activity were common and the Laborer-Patrolman occasionally
observed them working along the edges of the potholes in
open water*
2* Minks
Minks remain about the same as last year*
3* Beavers
Beavers are showing a slight increase but this increase
is spreading to adjoining areas* The actual number on the
Refuge is about the same*
F. Other Animals*
An increase in grey fox has been noted* Skunks are
quite numerous*
III* Refuge Development and Maintenance
A* Physical Development*
Some of the black locusts growing so thickly along the
rail fences are being thinned out to encourage growth of other
shrubs *
IV* Public Relations
A. Recreational Uses*
The usual numbers of casual visitors have driven through
the Refuge to see the deer*
-3 4. Number of Visitors
On January 24 Mr. F« G. Gillett, Regional Refuge Inspector,
made an inspection trip of the Refuge*
B# Violations:
One offender was apprehended during this report period for
trapping on the Refuge not open to trapping and trapping without
the required Fish and Wildlife Service trap tags. This case
has been forwarded to the Washington office and is still pending.
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