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SUMMARY DATA ON NORTH AMERICAN BIRD BANDINGS AND ENCOUNTERS
PREPARED ON 10/06/99
Total Bandings Reported to BBL (1908-1998 Inclusive)* 59,633,871
Total Encounters Processed (1908-1999 Inclusive) 3,273,319
Retrieval File Statistics Bandings Encounters
Total Bandings/Encounters: 53,714,400 3,273,319
Game Birds 18,527,976 2,417,932
Non-game Birds 35,186,424 855,387
Waterfowl 15,769,637 2,280,492
Most Common Species:
Mallard 5,686,224 850,090
Mourning Dove 1,953,426 89,696
Northern Pintail 1,260,929 140,991
Canada Goose 2,428,270 568,335
Blue-winged Teal 1,318,908 60,277
Black Duck 922,305 153,261
Game Birds:
Ducks 12,295,873 1,540,095
Geese 3,503,010 742,648
Swans 23,569 8,012
Doves 2,256,498 102,742
Woodcock 104,257 5,542
*Total includes 6,010,534 Pre-1955 Non-game Birds
1998 Statistics Bandings Encounters
Total Bandings/Encounters: 816,111 78,521
Continental North America:
Ducks 267,045 39,533
Geese 115,682 29,338
Swans 1,164 194
Doves 8,473 182
Woodcock 2,607 135
Total 394,971 69,382
United States:
Ducks 145,838 34,596
Geese 62,283 25,942
Swans 1,093 177
Doves 8,233 180
Woodcock 2,528 126
Total 221,975 61,021
Canada:
Ducks 121,207 4,937
Geese 51,399 3,396
Swans 71 17
Doves 240 2
Woodcock 79 9
Total 172,996 8,361