TABLE D-11. —Total bags of ducks, by species, and coots and total non- 
retrieved ducks and coots in the CENTRAL FLYWAY during 
the 1962 and the 1963 hunting seasons 
[ Bag estimates adjusted for response bias] 
Species 1 
1962 
1963 
Percent 
change 
Ducks: 
Dabblers: 
Mallard 
220,700 
457,400 
+107 
Domestic mallard 
200 
100 
-50 
Black duck 
600 
900 
+50 
Black X Mallard 
0 
400 
Mottled duck 
10,600 
18,400 
+74 
Gadwall 
39,400 
116,300 
+195 
American widgeon 
30,300 
80,900 
+167 
Green-winged teal 
49,000 
125,200 
+156 
Blue-winged and 
cinnamon teal 
9,500 
43,800 
+361 
Shoveler 
17,300 
43;900 
+154 
Pintail 
50,400 
102,900 
+104 
Wood duck 
9,400 
18,500 
+97 
Divers: 
Redhead 
1,200 
4,000 
+233 
Canvasback 
0 
300 
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Greater scaup 
700 
800 
+14 
Lesser scaup 
12,200 
37,600 
+208 
Ring-necked duck 
11,500 
15,000 
+30 
Goldeneye 
1,000 
3,400 
+240 
Bufflehead 
2,200 
4,200 
+91 
Ruddy duck 
1,400 
2,100 
+50 
Miscellaneous: 
Common and red-breasted 
merganser 
300 
500 
+67 
Hooded merganser 
500 
1,700 
+240 
Scoter 
0 
0 
0 
Others and unknown 
200 
100 
-50 
Total; 
Retrieved 
468,300 
1,078,600 
+130 
Not retrieved 
129,400 
264,800 
+105 
Ducks killed 
597,700 
1,343,500 
+125 
Coots: 
Retrieved 
10,100 
22,700 
+125 
Not retrieved 
7,900 
10,300 
+30 
Coots killed 
18,000 
33,000 
+83 
1 
Species composition derived from the 1962 and 1963 duck wing surveys. 
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