Waterfowl 



The Department cooperated with the Canadian Wildlife Service, 

 Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, Ottawa, in waterfowl 

 surveys and banding activities. A good flight of waterfowl visited the 

 southern part of the Province during the open season. 



Upland Game 



Hungarian partridge were at a very low ebb in the Kemptvllle and 

 Swastika Districts. Flocks of strong young birds were reported, and although 

 numbers were as low as they had been in recent years hope is held out for 

 an increase next year. The open season was greatly reduced. In the 

 Niagara District the birds were plentiful only on the fringe of their range, 

 and it became evident that the cyclic decline had occurred this year as well. 



Ruffed grouse were generally scarce but the first sign of increase 

 was to be found in the eastern part of the Province, This year presumably 

 marks the last part of the natural population cycle. 



A low survival from last year»s planting of wild turkeys was 

 indicated by very few reports of birds seen this year. However, the planting 

 made in 19^9 in Lambton County has expanded, and a new flock is reported some 

 distance away from any previously seen. 



Bob-white quail have increased, and an experimental trapping was 

 \indertaken in cooperation with the New York State Conservation Department. 

 It is hoped that northern birds from native stocks in Ontario will give a 

 hardier- strain when propagated in the New York State quail farm. This 

 Province does not operate a quail farm but will have an opportunity of 

 sharing the results of any success achieved with Ontario stock at the New 

 York State farm. 



Pheasants were more abundant than in any recent year part of this 

 being the result of an excellent winter survival in grain fields which could 

 not be harvested because of "Hurricane Hazel", 



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