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Table 30. Comparison of Species Composition of the Kill in Seven States as Show by the Mail Questionnaire 
Survey and the Wing Collectionl 


MINNESOTA WISCONSIN MICHIGAN TOWA ILLINOIS __ OHIO MISSOURI 
Mail Wing Mail Wing Mail Wing Mail Wing Mail Wing Mail Wing Mail Wing 
SPECIES quest. Col. Quest. Col. Quest. Col. Quest. Col. Quest. Col. Quest. Col. Quest. Col. 
Mallard 36.0 31.3 36.5 28.9 23.8 18.3 55.5 49.4 62.4 66.5 32.5 2506 76.7 73.5 
Black 9 2.9 4.5 6.4 13.5 13.6 1.0 -8 4.6 3.4 16.4 10.4 1.1 of 
Gadwall 8 3.3 28 2 02 3 1.7 3.1 4 2.0 6 0.0 06 2.0 
A. Widgeon 1.9 4.9 3.6 5.1 3.1 6.2 2.9 6.1 1.8 3.5 2e7 5.0 8 4.1 
G.W. Teal 13.8 10.1 11.6 90 7.1 8.4 11.5 14.3 5.0 5.3 8.2 11.6 5.1 724 
BeW. Teal 15.2 10.2 12.7 12.0 8.1 5.4 7.2 1.8 3-8 «9 3.8 2.2 207 el 
Shoveler 9 ol lel a3 4 6 8 1.8 26 1.3 7 4 25 6 
Pintail 3.9 3.0 3.4 3.0 3.1 4.8 4.7 4.6 2.4 2.0 54 4.6 2.3 2.6 
Woodduck me 4 Ze 3 5. 9 6. 3 Za 5 ic 0 3. l 2% 8 5S. 2 3. 7 13. 7 236 5 l. 7 is 0 
Redhead 1.4 1.4 1.0 9 4.0 4.8 8 1.0 4 «3 1.2 1.5 el el 
Canvasback 1.6 «4 1. 4 1.0 3.5 2.2 1.0 0 1.3 7 8 6 4 el 
Ge&Le, Scaup 17.5 17.8 11.2 14. 1 20.6 18.6 7-8 9.2 6.3 5.8 2.8 4.5 3-4 3.4 
Ringneck 1.8 8.8 1.4 6.6 3 1.8 8 2-6 2.3 2.2 1.2 3.9 3.0 1.5 
Goldeneye 8 9 1.8 1.0 2.3 3.2 02 1.0 1.0 of 1.0 9 3 el 
Bufflehead «6 1.2 1.2 2.3 3.6 5.3 3 5 9 04 lel 1.9 «2 4 
Ruddy o2 ol 06 8 1.1 e2 o2 0 4 el 8 9 o3 ol 
Mergansers ° 3 04 1.1 1.0 2-2 21 4 8 ll of 6.5 2.0 8 8 
Scoters 20 ol 02 -0 o4 °8 trace ~3 0. el 05 8 ol 20 
Others trace «3 trace lel el 3 0 0 0 4 on 7 ae) 04 
Total 100.1 100.1 100.0 100.0 99.9 99.9 100.0 100.1 99.9 99.9 100-1 100.0 100.1 99.9 
Sample 
Size 7551 3661 12,553 1252 8143 870 7117 391 4982 1216 3922 536 5968 739 
This table includes data from all States in the Mississippi Flyway having an adequate wing collection sample, 
as indicated by a reasonable geographic distribution and sample size. 
