Table 31 
SPECIES COMPOSITION OF WATERFOWL POPULATIONS IN THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE SECTION 
January 
Populations: 
Average 
Percentages, 
1955-58 
Whistling Swan hy 
Canada Goose 27 
Brant + 
Mallard ky 
Black Duck 17 
Gadwall 
Pintail 16 
Green-winged Teal + 
Blue-winged Teal 
Shoveler 
American Widgeon 6 
Wood Duck 
Redhead 11 
Ring-necked Duck 
Canvasback 2 
Scaup 3 
Common Goldeneye 
and Bufflehead 3 
Oldsquaw + 
Scoters 1 
Ruddy Duck qi 
Mergansers + 
American Coot 1 
Unidentified Ducks 
Total Percent 100 
Total Populations 63,600 

Seasonal Population Changes in 1958-59 
(Percentages) 
Qct.2-10 Nov.3-12 Dec.1-12 Jan.7-13 Mar.3-16 
148 
ks 
1 
100 
4,100 = 116, 
104 
z 
22 
” 
if 
2h 
+ 
18 
27 
+ P+ B® 
+ 
+ 
100 
500 
AL 
1? 
+ 
+ 
19 
+ 
H+ ON 
17 
10 
100 
45,900 
2 
2h 
+ 
1 
27 
21 
Ww 
+ + + @ 
100 
41,200 
h 
6 
1k 
10 
10 
32 
11 
100 
20,200 

