Ducks Banded and Number of Bands Recovered from 1914 to 1998

MALLARD                                           BIRDS BANDED 5,679,071                  BIRDS RECOVERED 848,091

BLUE-WINGED TEAL                        BIRDS BANDED 1,316,938                  BIRDS RECOVERED 60,064

NORTHERN PINTAIL                        BIRDS BANDED 1,259,695                  BIRDS RECOVERED 140,877

WOOD DUCK                                     BIRDS BANDED 1,125,379                  BIRDS RECOVERED 111,381

AM. BLACK DUCK                            BIRDS BANDED 919,476                     BIRDS RECOVERED 152,987

AM. GREEN-WING TEAL                  BIRDS BANDED 396,774                     BIRDS RECOVERED 27,490

LESSER SCAUP                                  BIRDS BANDED 325,144                     BIRDS RECOVERED 27,702

REDHEAD                                            BIRDS BANDED 254,659                     BIRDS RECOVERED 52,831

AMERICAN WIGEON                        BIRDS BANDED 208,210                     BIRDS RECOVERED 26,033

CANVASBACK                                   BIRDS BANDED 157,025                     BIRDS RECOVERED 23,837

RING-NECKED DUCK                       BIRDS BANDED 147,776                     BIRDS RECOVERED 20,830

GADWALL                                           BIRDS BANDED 92,538                       BIRDS RECOVERED 11,980

NORTHERN SHOVELER                    BIRDS BANDED 47,580                       BIRDS RECOVERED 4,495

GREATER SCAUP                               BIRDS BANDED 47,202                       BIRDS RECOVERED 5,838

MOTTLED DUCK                               BIRDS BANDED 42,357                        BIRDS RECOVERED 4,225

MALLARD X BLACK HYBRID         BIRDS BANDED 22,825                        BIRDS RECOVERED 3,137

BUFFLEHEAD                                     BIRDS BANDED 18,524                        BIRDS RECOVERED 1,868

BARROW'S GOLDENEYE                  BIRDS BANDED 17,674                        BIRDS RECOVERED 2,397

HOODED MERGANSER                     BIRDS BANDED 6,020                          BIRDS RECOVERED 499

COMMON MERGANSER                   BIRDS BANDED 2,705                          BIRDS RECOVERED 282

RED-BREASTED MERGANSER         BIRDS BANDED 792                             BIRDS RECOVERED 42