TABLE C-7-- PERCENTAGE SPECIES COMPOSITION OF WATERFOWL HARVESTED, TOTAL NUMBERS HARVESTED, AND ADULT HUNTER STATISTICS IN THE 
ATLANTLC FLYWAY DURING TEE 1977 AND 1578 HLNTING SEASONS --continued. 
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NEW JERSEY NEw YORK ACRTH CARCLINA® PENNSYLVANIA 
1S77? 1978 is?? 1978 1977 1978 1s77 1976 
DUCK SPECIES COMPOSITICN 
MALLARD 19.89% 22232% 292288 31.73% 11.312 15.182 44.62% 442212 
DOMESTIC MALLARD Ce 82 N.21 0.08 0.39 C.21 0.00 1.82 0.84 
BLACK CUCK 21.27 29.01 12.45 15.80 4-50 4.14 7254 6.08 
BLACK X MALLARD 1.17 2254 1.05 9.91 0.0S 0.28 0.86 0.61 
MOTTLED DUCK 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
GADWALL 2227 2.209 1.68 1.226 2216 Ze12 0.235 1.88 
AMERICAN WIGEON 2241 3.63 23d 4.59 1246 8eSS 1.56 1.66 
GREEN-WINGED TEAL 13.91 13.53 5225 5-80 4.84 T1244 3.97 4.27 
BLUE-hINGED/CINNAMON TEAL 0.75 2239 1.61 3294 1.58 1.41 1.26 2-226 
NORTHERN SHOVELER CeéS }e16 G.45 0.232 0.43 0.46 O.17 0.33 
PINTAIL 3-34 431 1.27 1.07 3.233 2256 1.04 0.37 
wOo0 DUCK Ge 4E 6-17 11.S2 18.30 23.246 46.88 21.32 26255 
REDHEAD 0.08 0.00 1.65 0.27 0.03 0.29 0.25 0.27 
CANVASBACK Q.34 Ue44 O.22 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.71 0-47 
GREATER SCAUP 7242 1.36 10.30 4.38 3.36 0.14 1.58 1.70 
LESSER SCAUP 4260 1.24 3.51 1.05 23.45 1.80 5etd 0.94 
RING-NECKED DUCK 2 34 2248 2e15 0.82 3222 2-19 1.05 1.35 
GGLOENEYES 0.65 9.53 2.52 3-18 0.34 0.57 0.42 0.94 
BUFFLEHEAD 9207 5-98 3254 2ell 4-16 1.86 3235 1.S0 
RUDOY DUCK 0.cCc 1232 N.18 0.04 1.11 0.22 O.17 1.03 
OLOSQUAW 0.17 0.30 Q-21 0.36 0.06 0.00 0.50 0.23 
EIDERS 0.00 0.99 5.03 9.02 Q.00 0.CC 0-Cc0 0.00 
SCOTERS Ce67 9.32 3-256 2265 2-05 0.90 1.26 0.53 
HOODED MERGANSERS le77 2225 Q.é1 0.49 2242 0.56 0.44 1.14 
OTHER MERGANSERS ceC0 9.37 1.56 0.50 0.43 0.15 0.08 0.44 
OTHER DUCKS. se Q.00.. Oe Dad Mii a a 0G C200 aN Gt et sees 9.00 
TOTAL... O_O OS 100.f0_____ 100,00 100.,00_____ 100.00... ____100.00_____100,00_ 
DUCK HARVEST (RETRIEVEC KILL) 126,1¢€€ 128,903 247,700 2642415 276,337 1732132 165,299 148,660 
PERCENT CHANGE —5% +73 —-37% —-103 
SEASONAL DUCK HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 4043 4007 3249 3627 8.92 6.18 2-21 2-02 
PERCENT CHANGE —82 —4% —-312 -9% 
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