Species Composition - Mississippi Flyway - 1958 and 1959 
(Comparable Coverage) 
Percent of Birds Identified Percent 


Species 1956 1959 Change 
DabbLling Ducks i) ae a =e ke ee 
~~ Valiard 5125 h9.9 - 2,6. 
Pintail 72 fel - Ol 
Gadwall hy LO - 6.6 
G. W. Teal LO 5.3 { 33.6 
Baldpate 3-7 2.8 - 25.1 
Black Duck bP) 2.4 ~ 30.4 
B. W. Teal 2.0 41 £ 104,4 
Shoveler 1.9 3.1 f 67.9 
Wood Duck A eS 6 / 14.4 
Sub-Total 79.0 19.3 f 1.5 
Diving Ducks 
Scaup 3.1 3.9 f 26.2 
Canvasback 1.3 9 - 28.9 
Ringneck 8 8 ~ 44,6 
Goldeneye 6 8 f 33.7 
Redhead oh 2 - 48.6 
Ruddy 3 5 f 62.1 
Bufflehead ell Tr. - 71.6 
Sub-Total : Tel 7.5 
Misc. Ducks ! 
Merganser af 06 - Q7 
Old Squaw 2 2 - 10.7 
Scoter & Eider TK Tr. - 
Sub-Total J m3) - rae 
Geese 
Blue Goose 4,8 4h.O ~ 15.5 
Canada Goose 42 4.3 f 5.4 
Snow Goose “ 6 f 16.8 
White-fronted Goose 2 i - 46,8 
Sub-Total 9.7 9.0 - 5.3 
Whistling Swan Tr.’ Tr. GP pee 
Coot 3.8 3ef ~ Ooh 
GRAND TOTAL 100.0 99.9 f 1.0 

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