Table 46.—Direct recovery rates of mallards banded as locals^- 
I/. 
Reference area of banding 
Male 
Recovery rate 
Female 
-continued 
Total 
Atlantic 
Central and Southern New York 
Other areas 
(6.7) 
1.0 
7.0 
1.6 
7.2 
2.5 
Total all reference areas 
11.0 
9.2 
10o 2 
1 / Includes recoveries from normal and dog-caught birds. Inclusion of 
birds caught by dogs results in rates that are depressed by about 4.2 
percent in Alberta, 8.8 percent in Saskatchewan, and 21.2 percent in 
Manitoba. Recovery rates based on less than 100 bandings are enclosed 
in parentheses. 
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