ATLANTIC FLYWAY 
Species Composition - Atlantic Flyway - Continued. 
Percent of Birds Identified Percent 
Species 1956 1957 Change 
Goldeneye 2.0 203 -~ 8.2 
Ruddy Duck 1.0 1.6 + 23.4 
Green-winged Teal 1.0 1.0 - 17.1 
Merganser’ .8 1.1 + 5,1 
Whistling Swan .8 est + 3.9 
Gadwall .8 .8 -~ 25.2 
Snow Goose RT 9 N.C. 
Bufflehead 5 6 - 9.3 
Shoveler 5 .7 + 7.6 
Blue-winged Teal 4 ge - 47.9 
Old Squaw a3 Zo + 41.2 
Wood Duck 3 a5 + 36.3 
Blue Goose . Tr. Tr. - 
White -fronted Goose Tr. Tr. - 
bn 
Total | 100. 0 100.0 2 5 

Summary of Atlantic Survey Winter Survey Data. 
Waterfowl - The 1957 waterfowl index for the Atlantic Flyway is 
19 percent below the average of the past eight years and 
compared to individual years is: 
22 percent below 1956 
30 percent below 1955 
19 percent below 1954 
41 percent below 1953 
17 percent below 1952 
8 percent below 1951 
4 percent above 1950 
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