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Table 3. Mallard” Direct Recovery Rates and Relative Recovery Rates for All Harvest’ Areas 
Based on Banding Locations Having Largest Banded Samples in 1959 and 1960" 

Number Banded Direct Recovery Rate (Per cent) Relative 
Banding Adult Immature Adult Immature , Recovery Rate 
‘Location 1959 1960 1959 1960 1959 1960 1959 1960 1959 1960 
Oregon: 
Sauvie Island 222 207 370 594 19.81 17.87 23.78 25.58 1.20 1.43 
California: ‘ ; ; ; : 
Tule Lake NWR 1,142 443 370 288 6.74 7.67 15. 94 13.88 2.36 1.81 
Montana: 
Medicine Lke NWR 276 371 (51) 681 6.52 4.85 (11.76) 5.43 (1.80) 1.12 
North Dakota: 
Le Souris NWR 469 729 (18) £137) 4.69 7213 (5.55) (8.02) (1.52) d.44) 
Manitoba: 
Libau Marsh 235 (102) 401 368 7265 (7-84) 11.47 16.84 1.50 (2.15) 
Minnesota: 
Agassiz NWR 335 350 657 730 8.65 8.28 11.11 18.49 1.28 2.23 
Rice Lake NWR 392 225 567 477 13.01 10. 66 14.46 13.62 1.11 1. 28 
Michigan: 
Shiawassee NWR (22) (93) 347 #665 (4.54) (7.53) 12.10 15. 34 (2.67) (2.04) 
New York: rt 
Perch Lake (85) (81) 506 618 (5. 88) (8.64) 11.07 13.75 (1.88) (1.59) 
Perch Lake (91) (96) 626 524 (6.59) (11.46) 9. 90 13.55 (1.50) (1.18) 
(Black Duck)” 
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** Samples of less than 200 ducks and figures derived from these samples are listed in parentheses. 
