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personnel on vlanuary 9, 1961, 33,187 ducks were observed 

 in the 20 mile oil -contaminated area from Guilford to Mil- 

 ford. Species represented in this count consisted of: 

 1.4G2 blacks, 200 mallards, 20,150 scaup, 220 canvasbacks, 

 112 scoters, 28 goldeneyes, 8 old squaw, 5 mergansers, 2 

 bufflenead. 



" It is a reasonable assumption that many of these ducks 

 seen in the oil -contaminated area were affected by oil to 

 varyinn degrees and could raise the total affected by many 

 thousand. 



"From observations conducted when the oil spillage first 

 occured, through the end of the hunting season and during 

 the abnormally cold period in January and February, it is 

 conservatively estimated that at least 3,000 ducks perish- 

 ed as a result of being oiled. 



"Commercial game breeder's quotations on the following spe- 

 cies how that blacks sell for $3 each, scaup $30 each, 

 goldeneyes $100 each, and canvasbacks $50 each. No prices 

 were available for scoters, old squaw, bufflehead, and 

 mergansers since they are ver difficult, if not imoossible, 

 to raise. It is estimated that replacement costs, if re- 

 placement were possible, would run well in excess of $100. 

 000, based on current game breeder's prices. 



