MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY 
Species Composition ~ Mississippi Flyway (Continental) 1955 and 1956 
te Comparable Coverage 
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ce Percent of Birds Identified ai _ . Percent 
Species -. 5 iss. CO rN . Change. . 
Mallard a La , 59.3 64.1 + 47:6 
Blue Goose ss are: oe §, 1 + 22.6 
Pintail 5.5. 56 + 42.4 
Canada Goose ae oe 3.8 + 1.2 
Scaup | . i oe 2.0 - 39.3 
Green-winged Teal.“  °3.8 0» 6.1 $121.4 
Black Duck | $04 2.8 + 21.9 
Coot iy het Li? + 8.3 
Gadwall 1.8 2.2 + 66.0 
' Canvasback 1.8) 9 - 30.6 
Shoveler _1. 3. 7 - 3085 
Merganser 1.2 6 - 31.6 
Goldeneye 1.1 8 - 5.1 
Baldpate 9 8 + 19.8 
Ringneck .7 9 + 62.0 
Snow: Goose o 5 + 19.2 
Redhead 65 2 - 46.8 
Ruddy .5 5 + 43.2 
Wood Duck cZ 4 +110.3 
Old Squaw ek l + 47.6 
White -fronted Goose vl ; wl : + 27.5 
Blue-winged Teal TF: ses a - 42.1 
Bufflehead = Tr. al - 
Scoter & Eider 3 Te; 7 tr: | J 
Whistling Swan a Tr. rs 
Total “J 100.0 | 100.0 + 35.9 
