northeast flight, these stations are combined here to show the general 
distribution trend for this east-shore population (fig. 14). All 
seasons of banding are included (mostly fall and winter) and only 74 
indirect recoveries are available. Most of the 52 direct recoveries 
are from bandings during the shooting season and show recoveries into 
South Carolina and north to New Jersey. Over 80 percent of the direct 
recoveries are from the vicinity of the banding station. 
To break down the indirect recoveries into terms consistent 
with the diseussion of the northern banding stations they are divided 
into three groups (fig. 15): (1) Northeastern or Coastal Division, in- 
cluding eastern Quebec, Labrador, Newfoundland, Maritime Provinces, 
eastern New England and Long Island; (2) Central Division, taking in 
southern and western Quebec, Vermont, eastern New York (although Long 
Island is included with the northeastern group, a part of the Long 
Island records undoubtedly represents birds from the Champlain-Hudson 
route); (3) Northwestern Division, taking in Ontario, central and west- 
ern New York, and any records farther west. The division between the 
Quebec and Ontario records is somewhat arbitrary for very likely some 
of the blacks in eastern Ontario follow the Lake Champlain-Hudson River 
route south. Likewise, some of the Quebec birds may travel the central 
New York route. The northeastern division, however, is fairly well 
defined. Recoveries from south of Long Island are not included because 
obviously, it is not possible to apportion these to the three northern 
regions. Breakdown of the recoveries for the three categories is: 
Northeastern - 20 percent (Long Island 4 percent) 
Central - 11 percent 
Northwestern - 13 percent 
This interesting distribution, too limited to warrant final 
emclusions, does indicate that black ducks migrating out of eastern 
Canada and eastern New England make a major contribution to the late 
fall and winter populations of the eastern shore of Virginia. Although 
these records indicate that nearly half of the migrant Virginia popula- 
tion is composed of northeastern birds, the potential variable involved 
in producing the distribution pattern is too great to warrant acceptance 
at this time. However, with these data in mind and the results from 
northern bandings we would expect that bandings on the eastern shore of 
New Jersey would show even greater affiliation with the northeastern 
coastal flight. 
New Jersey - Delaware 
Returning to the New Jersey data, we find a fair series of 
records (94) from bandings primarily during fall and spring at Carney's 
Point on the Delaware River. Only the 75 indirect recoveries are 
usable since the 19 directs are largely from bandings during the shoot- 
ing season and mostly (75 percent) taken in the vicinity of the banding 
station. Likewise, for nearby Wilmington and Bombay Hook, Delaware, we 
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