MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY 
Over 3,100 miles of aerial transect are flown with transects beginning © 
at the Lowa line and ending at the Canadian border. In addition, nearly, 2,000 
miles of ground transect are driven as part of the survey. 
Mallards increased by 54 percent and blue-winged teal increased 33 
percent. - | | ' 
Stream censuses showed only about one-half the number of wood ducks 
present as last year. 7 vy Dl SOE . 
’Table I - Aerial Transect Data - Minnesota (Total Ducks Seen*) 
Transect No. 1951 eel een che 2 ToS a 1955 1956 ° ~ 
eee eee , 
48 AG) “ie 22 154 
1 
2 13 12 ! 21 | St OTteNe 
3 29 14 3 6 9. 54- 
4. 266 85 246 135° 
5 32 16 23 10 97 
6 41 © 22 9 34° 
7 9 OF 2 9 
8 18 26 : 35 lll 
9 70 34 40 42 56 
10 26 28 39 56. 
11 51 51 41 13 51 
12 * 2 67 59 21 60 
13 36 46 58 26 68 
14 20 42 7 71 72 
15 24 57 49 34 13 
16 14 26 32 - 23 
17 : 46 60 65 195° 
18 87 229 34 130 
19 83 164 158 64 132 
20 159 215 65 - 104 
21 299 219 413 90 128 
: 22 78 268 106 102 
23 3 176 194 217 87 121 
24 lll 135 | 111 154 
25 116 108 138 44 121 
26 126 - 415 92 179 
27 174 171 318 87 54 
28 70 74 94 117 
29 60 «57 68 23 27 
30 83 54 86 80 89 
31 116 - 58 66 36 89 
32, 668. 167 “15 (237 
2,616 2, 782 | 1,732 2,999 
Lesser Scaup | 169 59 446 102. 453 
2,775 “2,841 © 1, 834 3,452 
* Lesser Scaup are listed only asa total figure. 


