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TABLF C-5 PFRCENTAGE SPECTES COMPOSITION NF WATERFOWL HARVESTED, TOTAL NUMRERS HARVESTED, AND ADULT HUNTER STATISTICS IN THE 
ATLANTIC FLYWAY JURING THF 1976 AN 1977 HUNTING SFASONS —continued 
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1976 1977 1976 1977 
DUCK_SPECTES COMPCSITION 
MALLARN 30.53% 30.44% 23.182 21.27% 
NNVESTIC MALLARD 9.53 Sok? 9.31 0.47 
BL ACK NUCK 24. 14 9.42 15.09 10.29 
REACK X MALLARD 7.00 0.09 0.39 0.59 
MCTTLED NUCK 0.00 0.00 0.77 0.61 
GANWALL 0.00 0.36 1.97 1-90 
AMER TCAN WIGEOQN 1.58 1.45 4.78 3.92 
GREFN-WINGE® TEAL 2.263 2.54 6.89 6.41 
ALUE-—WINGES/CINNAMON TEAL 2elt 1-61 4.43 2.42 
NORTHERN SHC VELER 0.0Cc 0.36 0.73 0-55 
PINTAIL 0. 53 0.00 2-16 2.58 
wono nuUCK 34.74 45.65 14.31 17.30 
RENHEAN 0. 53 0.00 0.45 0.40 
CANVASRACK 9.00 0.00 1.20 0.33 
SREATER SCAUP 0.00 0.36 2.51 3.77 
LESSER SCAUP 0.00 1.09 2-94 10.10 
RING-NFECKFD fUCK 0. 53 0.00 8.37 6.29 
GOLOENFYES 1.05 2.54 1.09 1.02 
AUFFL FHEAD 0.00 0.73 2633 3.70 
QUDDVY NUCK 97.09 0.36 3.49 0.31 
OLDS QU AW 0.00 0.00 0.78 0.43 
FINERS 0-00 0.0CG 9.84 0.70 
SCOTERS 0.00 0. 36 1.95 2075 
HOONED MERGANSERS 9.00 0.36 1.05 1.22 
CTHER MERGANSERS 0. 53 0.00 0.87 0.59 
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NUCK HARVEST (QSFTRIEVED KILL) 6-592 €,138 2209029148 1,874,720 
PFRCFENT CHANGE -222% -10% 
SFASONAt DUCK HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 32.26 2.19 4.83 4.36 
PERCENT CRANGE -33% -102% 


GOCSE_SPFCIES_COMPCSITION 

CANANA GONS F 190.002 100.002 95.51% 93.81% 
SNOW GOOSE 0.00 0.00 4.46 5.81 
ALUFE GONSF 0.00 0.00 9.03 0.12 
WHITF-FRONTEM GO SE 0.00 0.0c 0.00 0.00 
AR ANT 0.00 0.00 0-00 0-26 
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GCCSE HARVEST (RETRIEVED KILL) 507 835 379 »633 493,076 
PERCENT CHANGF +652 +302 
SEASONAL GONSE HAPVEST PER ANULT HUNTER 0.25 3.36 0.89 1-16 
PERCENT CHANGF +422 #312 
COOT HARVEST (RETRIEVEN KILL?) 705 157 125,940 53,591 
PERCENT CHANGF -78% -57% 
SFASONAL COOT HARVEST PER ADULT HUNTER 0.33 0.06 0.28 0.12 
PERCENT CHANGE -812% -57% 
TOTAL HHNTER CAYS 8,935 9,878 2,893,085 2,744,893 
PERCENT CHANGF 411% -5% 
NAYS PFR ADILT HUNTER 4.35 4.14 6.58 6.29 
PERCENT CHANGE re yy -4% 
TNTAL MUCK STAMPS SOLN 2,081 2,358 435,932 434,557 
PERCENT CHANGF +132 0% 
PFRCFNT SOLT TC NCN-HUNTERS 6.092% 3.897 4.092 4.46% 
TOTAL ADULT HUNTERS (POTENTIAL) 1,954 2, 26E 418 ,0983 41529199 
PFRCENT CHANGE +162 -12 
PEPCENT ACTIVE AQULT HUNTERS B4.9% 81-42% 84.3% 84.7% 
PERCENT SUCCESSFUL ADULT HUNTERS 64.4% 58.22 62.9% 62-9% 
QAMPLE_SIZES 
SUCK WINGS 190 276 15,816 15,922 
GNOSE TAILS 2 10 2,567 3,231 
QUEST IONNATRES 202 174 9,692 10,570 
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