Table 12. Summary of waterfowl breeding season census data for stockponds 

 in the Circle West Mine Study Area, 19 78. 



Species 



Proposed Mining AreaV 



Mine Study Area 2/ 3/ 



ANATIDAE 



Mallard 

 Gadwal 1 

 Pintail 



Green-winged Teal 

 Blue-winged Teal 

 American Wigeon 

 Northern Shovel er 

 Redhead 



Ring-necked Duck 

 Lesser Scaup 

 Ruddy Duck 

 Unidentified Duck 



TOTAL ANATIDAE 



27(15,84) 



8(3,27) 



4(0,0) 



3(1,2) 

 21(12,62) 

 25(17,114) 



7(2,15) 



2(0,0) 



1(0,0) 



7(0,0) 



2(0,0) 



4(4,12) 



111(53,316) 



OTHER LARGE WATER BIRDS 



Eared Grebe 

 Pied-bil led Grebe 

 Unknown Grebe 

 American Coot 



2(0,0) 

 1(1,2) 

 1(1,5) 

 2(1,2) 



1/ Includes stockponds Nos. MAOl-MAlO and MAFW 



J Includes proposed mining area 



Zj Not all of mine study area was censused in 1978--only ponds 

 MC05-7, MC09, NCOl-6, NC08-15 were censused. 



_/ Minimum number of indicated pairs (number of broods, minimum number 

 of young known present) 



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