Table 25.--Distribution of direct recoveries of mallards banded 
as locals in each reference area of banding, 1950-61 
Reference area 
of banding 
Number 
recovered 
Percent of U.S. recoveries 
occurring in each flyway 
Percent occurring outside 
U.S. based on total recoveries 
U. s. 
Total 
Atl. 
Miss. 
Cent. 
Pac. 
Alaska 
Canada 
Mexico 
I. Northern Pacific 
Alaska 
11 
34 
0 
0 
9 
91 
24 
44 
0 
British Columbia 
51 
141 
0 
2 
0 
98 
0 
64 
0 
II. Western United States 
Washington 
335 
347 
0 
(.3) 
0 
100 
0 
3 
0 
Oregon 
61 
61 
0 
0 
0 
100 
0 
0 
0 
California 
150 
150 
0 
0 
0 
100 
0 
- 
0 
0 
Idaho 
26 
27 
0 
0 
8 
92 
0 
0 
4 
Nevada 
9 
9 
0 
0 
0 
100 
0 
0 
0 
Utah 
24 
24 
0 
0 
0 
100 
0 
0 
0 
III. Western Interior Canada 
Northwest 
Territories 
6 
9 
0 
33 
33 
33 
0 
33 
0 
S. W. Alberta 
185 
428 
0 
10 
16 
74 
0 
57 
0 
S. E. Alberta 
274 
612 
(.4) 
36 
35 
28 
0 
55 
0 
S. W. Saskatchewan 
1056 
1704 
1 
51 
39 
9 
0 
38 
0 
IV. Northern Plains 
S. E. Saskatchewan 
945 
1666 
2 
68 
29 
1 
0 
43 
0 
W. Montana 
3 
3 
0 
0 
100 
0 
0 
0 
0 
E. Montana 
31 
34 
0 
26 
74 
0 
0 
9 
0 
A 
S. W. Manitoba 
140 
332 
4 
72 
24 
0 
0 
58 
0 
A 
North Dakota 
146 
150 
(.7) 
35 
64 
0 
0 
3 
0 
A 
South Dakota 
380 
383 
0 
36 
64 
0 
0 
1 
0 
