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Snow goose . .. . — No change 
Blue goose... . — No change 
White-fronted gzoose— Slight increase 
Canada goose . . . — No.change 
Blue—winged teal..— Slight increase . 
Shovelenra silt «i dmeréass 
Pintail . ... .-— Large decrease 
Wood. duck ae OM Slight increase 
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‘Attention'is called to the "large decrease" reported for the pintail. This 
decrease was noted by other observers in the Mississippi Flyway, but in the Cen-— 
tral and Pacific 3 Flyways, the pintail was the most abundant species and showed the 
greatest increase over the preceding inventory. 
? Breeding-Ground Surveys 
os 5 | Canada. 
For the seventh consecutive year a survey was made of the waterfowl breeding 
grounds in Nova Scotia, New Bre ashes and Prince Edward Island, Of these three 
Provinces, New Sarees probably produces more ducks than tne otner two, the 
Portobello Creek section being ae most important breeding ground, This and other 
good breeding areas in the three Provinces were closely observed. Climatic con- 
ditions were more favorable to waterfowl than in 192, and large numbers of young 
were raised, Black ducks were most sees and were found throughout the region. 
Ring-necked ducks were increasing steadily, however, and had become almost as num-— 
erous as the black ducks. Both tne ereen-winged and the blue-winged teals were 
common, and goldeneyes, wood ducks, and pintails were plentiful. The pintail is 
steadily increasing in numbers in New Brunswick, but definite breeding records are 
still lacking in the other two Provinces, Canada geese are believed to nest in 
one or two areas but they have not been found in numbers during the nesting season. 
Investigations were made on the marshes bordering James Bay. Although be- 
lieved to be an imnortant breeding ground for Canada geese, little was known of 
‘the waterfowl population of the rezion. During the course of a six-weeks' study 
mucn valuable information was obtained, In the marshes along the south coast it 
was found that the numbers of breeding ducks were not as great as those on the 
prairies of western Canada, The breeding population was cstimated at 6,000 ducks, 
of which 56 percent were black ducks, 19 percent were pintails, 11 percent were 
green-winged teals, 7 percent were ‘baldpates, 2 percent were mallards, and the re- 
maining 5 percent included American and red—breasted mergansers, ring—necked ducks, 
and American goldeneyes. 
seven broods of black ducks averaged 7 young each, and two broods of green- 
winged teals averaged 9 each. The Canadian Government has established two refuges 
totaling about 160 square miles in that area. The talking of waterfowl in the 
James Bay region is strictly regulated, and the kill by natives is not excessive. 
Much important information on waterfowl conditions in Manitoba and Saskatche- 
wan was contained in reports of the Chief Dominion Migratory Bird Officer of the 
Prairie Provinces furnished the Fish and Wildlife Service by the National Parks 
Bureau, at Ottawa, and in accounts of the Service's biologist detailed to that 
