Outdoor Report: Breeding waterfowl up 39 percent in California.

Melanie Weaver, the DFW scientist in charge of the state's waterfowl program, said that waterfowl numbers topped a half-million for the first time in six years, and the total of nearly 550 million waterfowl this year is the highest since the 558 million tallied in 2011. It is also 39 percent higher than the 397 million tally for 2017.