B. WING COLLECTION SURVEY 
TABLE B-1.-- Hunters contacted and wings received in wing collections, 
hunting seasons, 1960-1962 
[ember of | nber of-- 
Hunters contacted | Wings received 
Paseo [1561 [ 1962 | 30 | 29m 










Flyway 

see Pe SE ESS eee 
10,494 
Mississippi------------- 23,019 23,319 



Atlantic------~---...... 13, 306 
TABLE B-2.--Age ratios of ducks obtained from the wing collection survey, flywaywide, 1961-62° 
Wings received 
| Wings received 
Flyway Flyway Flyway Flyway 




Immatures per adult 
Pacific | Central [Mississippi] Atlantic [United 
Flyway Flyway Flyway Flyway States| States 
Species 










ee ee 


American 
widgeon------- 1.37 
Green-winged 
teal 1.27 
Cinnamon blue- 
winged teal--- 3.64 1. 1.40 
Shoveler-------- 2.62 1.04 2.01 
Pintail--------- 1.25 1.05 1.10 
Wood duck------- 0.77 1.66 1.28 
Greater scaup--- (0.83) 0.79 1.79 
Lesser scaup---- 2.87 2.38 1.42 
Ring-necked 
duck---------- 70 1.23 1.36 
Goldeneye------- 51 0.83 1455 
NOTE: It was not possible to separate blue-winged from cinnamon teal. 
1 Ratios based on sample size of less than 20 are in parentheses. 
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