Graph of species caught and banded by proportion in Northwest Alberta in 2023.jpg

Photo By/Credit
Joseph Sands/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
09/06/2023
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Most of the ducks banded at this site were blue-winged teal, green-winged teal and mallards. This is just one snapshot of information from one site where our Migratory Bird Program biologists caught ducks as part of the 2023 Waterfowl Banding Operations.
ALT TEXT DESCRIPTION: Blue-winged teal 44.05%, green-winged teal 17.69%, mallard 16.21%, northern pintail 10.26%, American wigeon 9.22%, gadwall 0.87%, redhead 0.87%, American coot 0.38%, Barrow's goldeneye 0.11%, northern shoveler 0.11%, ring-necked duck 0.11%, bufflehead 0.05%, canvasback 0.05%.
Subject tags
Bird banding
Birds
Migratory birds
Research
Waterfowl