Species Composition - Atlantic Flyway - 1958 and 1959 
(Comparable Coverage ): 
Percent of Birds Identified Percent 
Species 1958 1959 Change 
Dabbpling Ducks : STR NY Ae RT ee era 
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Black Duck 9.0 10.6 f 13.1 
Pintail 5.7 6.2 f 4g 
Mallard 5.4 9.8 76.0 
Baldpate 3.8 3.0 - 22,9 
G. W. Teal LF 1.6 - 9.9 
Gadwall "F120 1.9 f 87.2 
Wood Duck 4 6 f 51.6 
Shoveler oh “T £ 72.1 
B, W. Teal 23 4 f 2.9. 
Sub-Total | 2TeT | 34.6 f 21.3 
Diving Ducks 
Scaup 18.7 18.6 - 4,3 
Redhead 4.0 3.3 - 19.8 
Ruddy 3.6 1.3 - 63.7 
Canvasback 3.2 3.0 - 8.7 
Goldeneye 2.4 1.9 - 22,4 
Ringneck 2.2 3.0 f 33.2 
Bufflehead “7 9 f 12.6 
Sub-Total, , 34,6 7°32 50 | - lil.e 
Misc. Ducks 
Scoter & Eider 4.2 1.8 - 58.3 
Merganser 127 2.0 f 13.4 
Old Squaw a3 2 - 47.2 
Sub-Total 6.2 - G,.0 - 30.2 
Geese 
Canada Goose 10.1 9.8 -~ 5.9 
Snow Goose 1.5 1.2 - 19,0 
Blue Goose 7 Tr. Tr. , = -2h3 
Sub-Total 11.6 11.0 - Tet 
Whistling Swan | J J 7 O.4 
American Brant 6.6 Tol f 3.0 
Coot 12.2 10.0 = P11 
GRAND TOTAL 100,0 99.8 =~ 3.0 

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