MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY 
Summary of Mississippi Flyway Waterfowl Indices 
Waterfowl - The 1955 waterfowl index is 10 percent above the 6-year 
average level and compared to individual years is: 
2 percent below 1954 
2 percent above 1953 
25 percent above 1952 
6 percent below 1951 
68 percent above 1950 
Ducks - This year the index is 13 percent above the average for the past 
6 years and compared to individual years is: 
1 percent below 1954 
2 percent above 1953 
35 percent above 1952 
5 percent below 1951 
88 percent above 1950 
Among the ducks, the indices were: 
1. About the same for: mallard, green-winged teal, 
black duck and wood duck. 
2. Noticeably up for: scaup, gadwall, canvasback, 
poldeneye, baldpate and merganser. 
3. Noticeably down for: pintail, ringneck and ruddy. 
Geese - The goose index is 4 percent above the average for the past 6 years 
and compared to individual years is: 
13 percent below 1954 
2 percent above 1953 
22 percent above 1952 
9 percent above 1951 
13 percent above 1950 
Among the species, the Canadas increased somewhat while the blue 
and snow geese decreased noticeably. 
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