TABLE C-8-- PERCENTAGE SPECIES COMPOSITION CF WATERFOWL HARVESTED, TOTAL NUMBERS HARVESTED, AND ADULT HUNTER STATISTICS IN THE 
MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY DURING THE 1577 AND 1S7€ KUNTING SEASONS --continued. 




IQWA KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MICHIGAN 
1S77 1978 l1s77? 1976 1Ss77 1978 1si7 1978 
DUCK SPECIES COMPOSITICN 
MALLARD 452542 325.175% 61.61% 532143 16.60% 17-51% 41.2862 47.922 
DOMESTIC MALLARD oe1l7 9.95 9.55 0.96 0.C0 0.00 0.36 Q.16 
BLACK CUCK C.13 9.27 10.67 10.92 O.11 0.25 5244 522 
BLACK X MALLARD 0.06 Oell 0.63 0.59 0.c0 0.02 0.25 0.44% 
MOTTLED DUCK 6.60 0.00 7.00 0.00 2236 2258 Q.CQ 0.00 
GADWALL 2285 4.995 2245 7255 10.01 14.05 0.€6& 2286 
AMERICAN wWIGEOQN 3.S7 3269 2.CS 1.29 4-57 6-78 2036 4.99 
GREEN-WINGED TEAL 12.63 11.08 1.¢1 0.75 19.04 17-81 10.01 5281 
BLUE-wINGED/CINNAMON TEAL 6.07 11.69 Q.75 1.05 13-264 13.27 2202 3.286 
NORTHERN SHOVELER 1.244 1.79 9221 0.299 4.30 5275 0-11 0.07 
PINTAIL 2.73 2262 2-41 0.93 7.269 6266 2-60 1.58 
WOOD DUCK 13.55 20.93 4.22 15.12 6413 7126S 9246 8.68 
REDHEAD 9245 0.69 O0.CC 1.07 0.14 0.23 0-63 1.49 
CANVASBACK C.33 0.19 1.18 0.59 0.35 o2l] 0.65 0.18 
GREATER SCAUP c.ag 9215 C.57 0.86 0.12 QO.16 3.60 1.51 
LESSER SCAUP 1.51 1.61 3226 0.16 9269 22176 6233 3.231 
RING-NECKED DUCK 1.26 2.09 4.50 0.16 2049 2267 3254 3.98 
GOLDENEYES 3228 9.29 Q.85 2216 0.18 0.10 1.49 1.38 
BUFFLEHEAD 0226 0.52 %e47 0.00 c.10 0.10 3210 3.03 
RUDDY OUCK c.19 0200 0.99 0.00 0-31 0.43 0.34 g.51 
OLDSQUAh 3.200 9.09 9.CO 0.00 0.00 Q.cd 0.10 0.04 
EIDERS 9.5° 9.0 G.50 0-00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 
SCOTERS C.cd O.C5 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 2032 0.00 
HOODED MERGANSERS 0.234 292 1.28 1.67 0.78 0.40 1264 2225 
OTHER MERGANSERS 0.C2 0.00 C.cG 0.43 0.27 0-c7 0.84 0.14 
THER DUCKS. a et De OI OG 0.00. Oe 0 g.05 0,00. OG 9.05_ 
TOTAL es 199.00 ____ 190.00 _109.C0_____100,00 100.001 09,00 100,00  __100.00_ 
DUCK HARVEST (RETRIEVEC KILL) 275,9€5 251,35E 74,784 644287 199374748 2,010,363 255,687 290,044 
PERCENT CHANGE +262 —-14% +43 +132 
SEASGNAL DUCK HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 4243 5234 4261 3285 15.28 15.34 3.230 4.29 
PERCENT CHANGE +322 —-162 0% +303 
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