Species Composition - Mississippi Flyway (Continental) 1954 and 1955 

Percent of Birds Identified Percent Change 
Species 1954 | 1955 | 1954-1955 
Mallard 59.7 58.7 - 3.6 
Pintail Del 5.3 - 32.7 
Blue Goose 7.6 5.5 - 28.9 
Canada Goose 4.3 5.0 ‘+ 14.5 
G-w. Teal 3.4 3.7 + 4.9 
Black duck 3.1 3.1 - <3 
Scaup 3.1 4.5 + 45.3 
Coot 2.0 2.2 + 7.5 
Gadwall 1.6 1.9 + 13.8 
Canvasback 1.5 1.8 + 17.9 
Wood duck 1.0 1.0 - 1.90 
Merganser 1.0 1.3 + 19.9 
Ringneck ¥g .8 - 13.3 
Snow Goose 7 5 - 23.6 
Goldeneye 9 1.2 + 28.3 
Ruddy duck 5 a5 - 15.6 
Baldpate 4 9 +102.4 
Shoveler .3 1,3 +267.4 
Redhead 2 5 +169. 6 
White -fronted Goose tr. -l +245.7 
Cinn. & B-w. Teal tr. ol + 74.0 
Bufflehead tr. tr. - 8.5 
Whistling Swan tr. - . = 
Scoter & Eider tr. tr. - 
Old Squaw Al 1 - 5.3 
Total 100.0 100.0 ~ 2,5 
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