Louisiana's position relative to the Mississippi and Central Flyways [two drafts]

Bellrose, Frank C.

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Title

Louisiana's position relative to the Mississippi and Central Flyways [two drafts]

Author(s)

Bellrose, Frank C.

Issue Date

1972-02-15

Keyword(s)

• Bird migration--geography
• Mississippi Flyway
• Central Flyway

Geographic Coverage

Louisiana

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to examine the geographic position of Louisiana relative to the current boundaries of t he Mississippi and Central Flyways. In order to evaluate this objective as thoroughly as possible several type of data have been analyzed : relative kill and bag composition, fall and winter duck populations based upon censuses; band data obtained on tapes from the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife; reports and publications analyzing band recoveries; data on direction of waterfowl passage from radar surveiIlance at several U.S. Weather Service stations in the central United States. [NOTE: No evidence of formal publication of this work has been found]

Series/Report Name or Number

• Glen Sanderson Collection no. 1829
• Charles W. Bosch Papers, Mss. 4731, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, La. Y:89 Box 3, folder 18

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