TABLE B-53.—Comparative status of waterfowl breeding population indexes by species and stratum 
southern Manitoba, 1965 
Species 
1965 
Stratum 
Totals 
(Strata A and B) 
Average 
1953 to 1964 
•1965 
Percent Change from 
A 
B 
1964 
1965 
1964 
12-Year average 
Ducks: 
Dabblers: 
Mallard- 
71, 800 
75, 200 
167, 000 
147, 000 
296, 200 
- 12 
- 50 
Black duck- 
-- 
— 
200 
-- 
200 
_ 
Gadwall-- 
7,100 
900 
10, 800 
8, 000 
8, 000 
- 26 
0 
Widgeon- 
12,200 
11, 000 
20, 000 
23, 200 
22, 500 
+ 16 
+ 3 
Green-winged teal— 
2, 500 
600 
300 
3,100 
3,500 
+933 
- 11 
Blue-winged teal — 
20, 300 
12, 200 
38, 200 
32,500 
73, 600 
- 14 
- 56 
Shoveler-— 
17,100 
15, 100 
38, 000 
32,200 
29,900 
- 15 
+ 8 
Pintail-— 
24, 600 
26, 600 
41,600 
51, 200 
73,900 
+ 23 
- 31 
Wood duck--- 
— 
— 
-- 
— 
— 
-- 
— 
Subtotal--- 
155, 600 
141, 600 
316,100 
297,200 
507, 800 
- 6 
- 41 
Divers: 
Redhead--- 
20, 000 
25, 400 
31,900 
45,400 
21,500 
+ 42 
+111 
Canvas back-- 
18, 800 
21, 900 
38, 000 
40,700 
31,300 
+ 7 
+ 30 
Scaup- 
40,100 
27, 000 
72, 300 
67,100 
74,500 
- 7 
- 10 
Ring-necked duck — 
600 
2,300 
1,800 
2, 900 
4,400 
+ 61 
- 34 
Goldeneye- 
300 
3,400 
1,800 
3,700 
3,800 
+106 
- 3 
Bufflehead- 
2, 000 
5, 800 
3,900 
7, 800 
3,500 
+100 
+123 
Ruddy duck- 
7, 500 
6,100 
11, 600 
13, 600 
9, 500 
+ 17 
+ 43 
Subtotal_ 
89, 300 
91, 900 
161,300 
181,200 
148,500 
+ 12 
+ 22 
Miscellaneous: 
Merganser- 
300 
2, 900 
4,000 
3, 200 
400 
- 20 
+700 
Scoter- 
500 
500 
600 
1,000 
500 
+ 67 
+100 
Subtotal- 
800 
3,400 
4, 600 
4,200 
900 
- 9 
+367 
Total ducks: — 
245, 700 
236, 900 
482,000 
482, 600 
657,200 
No change 
- 27 
Geese: 
Canada goose- 
— 
— 
-- 
— 
— 
— 
— 
Coots:- 
21,400 
14, 900 
56, 200 
36,300 
56, 300 
- 35 
- 35 
Grand Total- 
267, 100 
251, 800 
538, 200 
518, 900 
713, 500 
- 5 
- 27 
