Daily Movements, Habitat Use, and Mortality Factors of American Ducks Wintering in Western Tennessee
Published By US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
Issued over 9 years ago
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American black ducks Anas rubripes wintering in the Mississippi Flyway comprise approx 30 if the continental population. Winter surveys for this population have declined by 64 between 1955 and 1985. Information similar to that obtained for Atlantic Flyway black ducks is needed for important populations of black ducks wintering in interior habitats of the Mississippi Flyway. This research project will provide data on daily movements, habitat preferences, nonhunting mortality rates and causes of mortality for an important population of Mississippi Flyway black ducks.