TABLE C-5 PERCENTAGE SPECIES COMPOSITION OF WATERFOWL HARVESTED,» 
ATLANTIC FLYWAY ALRING THE 1976 AND 1977 HINTING SEASONS. 
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TOTAL NUMRERS HARVESTED» AND ADULT HUNTER STATISTICS IN THE 
CONNECTICUT DEL AW ARE FLORIDA GEORGIA 
1976 1977 1976 1977 1976 1977 1976 197 
DUCK SPEC COMPCSITION 
ge a . 26.218 34.12% 26.92% 41.83% 1.882% 2.09% sy perigee 
NOMESTIC MALLARD 0.88 Oi» 38 et meas or ris 2.19 2.75 
RLACK X MALLARD 0. 22 2.65 0.00 0.65 0.06 0.0 ‘ 4 
“OTTLEN nur x 4.90 0.00 2.00 0.00 4-85 £230 9209 Bae 
CAMWALL nei: Gaae are ride f °) 6.41 0.73 0.39 
AMERICAN WIGFON 0.66 0.28 Let 5.88 5.1 fae oN bee 
. 9 0-20 
ALUF-WINGFEO CINNAMON TEAL 0.44 C.19 0.00 0.33 pie v pa 4 a re 
NORTHERN SHCVELER 0.00 o07 a02 08 age bees oe: be 
P NT Ct. 1-19 a e e e e t 
i a cK 774 10.63 0.43 3.60 7.40 7.97 55.98 50.78 
RENHEAD 9.00 o.0c 2.00 0.33 hie Bees oe hee 
CANV ASBACK 5.95 0.00 ah 0569 uae oe eb eae 
GREATER SCAUP 7.49 6244 F i" z i : ‘ 
LESSER SCAU 1.54 0.95 4.70 7.84 10.16 19.37 0.73 3.92 
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GOLDENFYES . : : ‘ t i 
: 0.42 1.29 0.09 0.78 
RUFFLEHEAN 4.63 aa 0.43 3.60 
RUAMY DUCK 0.00 0.19 0.00 0.00 0.5% 0.04 0.09 9.20 
plete eee ses raed ae: in ou00 eae ae 
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hon veee re 5.46 9.00 2.61 0.00 0.13 0.00 0.00 
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2.42 
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NUCK HARVEST (RETRIFVED KILL) 402638 61,324 429125 614195 333,689 sis 86,288 wae 
PERCENT CHANGE 426% -2% 
e 6. 54 
SFASONAL MICK HARVEST PER ADVLT HUNTER 2.89 3.59 3.37 oe 10.23 ee 6.18 38 
PERCENT CHANGE +242 - 
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GOOSE_ SPECIES _ COMPOSITION 
CANANA GOOSE 100. Ovz 96.30% 97.67% 98.982 100.003 100.002 100.002 100.002 
SNOW GNOSF 9.00 3.70 2.33 1.02 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.00 
BLUF GOOSE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 
WALT E-PRONTER GOrse 9.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.90 0.0) 0.90 
ee ae 0.00 0.00 9.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
OTHER GEESF SS ee ae ee. ee | aes. 2A es ® OsGo 2200. 2 eS: a: aan eK fe ie 
EN ard ss Se 8 ee a ah Sore len hg oe Raa 1o 100.00..___100,00 100-09 —=«di1. 00,00. 
SNOSE HARVEST (RETRIEVED KILL} 3,964 6,043 POS + hee ee yee 
‘ 1,025 22790 
PERCENT CHANGE $522 +72 -222 9 cee 
SEASONAL GOOSF HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 0.29 ne tae ee re ee 
e e e e J e 0.07 0.20 
PERCENT CHANGE +50 aie aid se20 
CNNT HARVEST (RETRIFVED KILL) 512 256 504 352 ache oe 
? 4470 22147 
PERCENT CHANGE Pie cae. ae 2147 
SFASONAL COOT HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 0.03 0.02 aie an Po sae, i K€ 
DERTENT CHANGE -5)9 as wide vet 
ioe lean tae 774448 87,827 111,359 112,990 213,263 164,707 799445 81,615 
ie +132 +18 wae ae 
DAYS PER ADYLT HUNTER 5.43 eee Atty date ia 
e a e e e 6.06 5.60 5.80 
PERCENT CHANGF +112 -22 -62 #32 
T K TAMO ALN 
pes be kek SiS 15,005 te 122429 12,661 32,340 279144 13,513 13,800 
"7 +2% -162 +22 
eee eG O NENSRUMTERS 9.542 7.932 2.85% 1.45% 2.64% 4.75% 0.242 3.00% 
TOTAL ADULT HUNTERS (POTENTIAL? 13,574 13,832 13: 69% Rye 5 ies ia se et 
PERCENT CHANGE +22 ‘ pe ’ Sige 13, lanes 
PERCENT ACTIVE APULT HUNTERS 78.2% 78.22 —— ewe 1.3% sauaiiee 
e e @. tJ e e 8 o8F t ) 
PERCENT SUCCESSFLL ADULT HUNTERS 53.92 52.72 72.92 10.6% 73 ae le aps peed 
SAMPLE _SIZES 
MUCK WINGS 
GCNSE TAILS pe me 234 306 2,393 2,246 1,095 510 
QUF ST TONNAIRES pte ‘ 215 490 0 1 0 > 
Se nn ee ee: a 1,323 247 
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