Table 99 
FOODS OF 6 REDHEADS FROM SALT ESTUARINE BAYS IN 
THE HOLLAND ISLAND AND SAXIS ISLAND AREAS? 


Leaves, Stems and Rootstalks of 
Submerged Aquatic Plants 50% (11-89) 
Eelgrass 33 ( b-78) 
Widgeongrass , 17 ( +-65) 
Claspingleaf Pondweed | 17 ( ++65) 
Grain (bait) | 83% (35-100) 
Corn 83 (35-100) 
Sorghum 33 ( h-78) 
Animal Food 33% ( h-78) 
Erichsonella filiformis (Isopoda) 17. ( +-65) 
Gemma gemma (Pelecypoda) 17 ( +=65) 
1 Collected during late fall and winter. Percentage occurrence of foods 
that‘made up 5% or more of the volume in individual birds. Figures in 
parentheses show 95% confidence limits. 
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