TABLE B-26. —Waterfowl brood and late-nesting indexes by stratum compared to previous 
year and long-term average, southern Saskatchewan, 1964 and 1965 
[Index numbers in thousands] 
Species 
Stratum 
Total 
Average 
1958 to 
1964 
Percent change from-- 
A-East 
A-West 
B-East 
B-West 
C 
1964 
1965 
1964 
Average 
Broods: 
q 
Duck brood index- 
3.8 
12.3 
17.9 
12.8 
3.0 
66.9 
49.8 
219.0 « 
- 
25.6 
- 
77.2 
Average brood size* — 
5.5 
6.7 
6. 1 
5.0 
5.8 
5.7 
6.0 
5.2" 
+ 
5.3 
+ 
15.4 
Coot brood index-- 
0.6 
0.8 
5.1 
1.6 
0.2 
9.2 
8.3 
35.5 6 
- 
9.8 
- 
76.6 
o 
Late-nesting index*: 
Dabblers: 
Mallard —--- 
3.3 
20.1 
11.3 
8.2 
5.2 
19.7 
48. 1 
40.0 
+ 
144.2 
+ 
20.3 
Gadwall--- 
0.4 
10.5 
3.9 
1.4 
3.0 
3.8 
19.2 
6.1 
+ 
100 + 
+ 
100 + 
American widgeon —— 
0.6 
3.1 
1.9 
0.8 
1.6 
0.3 
8.0 
5.3 
+ 
100 + 
+ 
50.9 
Green-winged teal- 
— 
1.3 
— 
-- 
0.7 
— 
2.0 
0.6 
+ 
+ 
100 + 
Blue-winged teal- 
0.6 
8.8 
2.3 
1.8 
2.7 
5.3 
16.2 
11.6 
+ 
100 + 
+ 
39.7 
Shove ler- 
5.3 
0.8 
0.4 
1.6 
1.5 
8. 1 
2.9 
+ 
100 + 
+ 
100 + 
Pintail- 
0.2 
5.0 
0.8 
0.4 
0.7 
1.2 
7.1 
5.1 
+ 
100 + 
+ 
39.2 
Subtotal- 
5. 1 
54. 1 
21.0 
13.0 
15.5 
31.8 
108.7 
71.6 
+ 
241.8 
+ 
51.8 
Divers: 
Redhead - 
1.8 
0.8 
0.5 
1.3 
3.1 
1.4 
+ 
138.5 
+ 
100 + 
Canvasback - 
— 
0.5 
— 
0.5 
0.8 
1.0 
1.2 
+ 
25.0 
- 
16.7 
Scaup - 
0. 6 
1.0 
0. 8 
0. 6 
0.2 
8.9 
3.2 
7.0 
- 
65.0 
- 
54.3 
Ring-necked duck- 
-- 
0.4 
— 
-- 
— 
0. 1 
0.4 
0.9 
+ 
100 + 
- 
55.6 
Goldeneye-- 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
0.2 
0.3 
- 
— 
Bufflehead- 
— 
— 
0.4 
0.4 
0.2 
0.8 
1.0 
0.3 
+ 
25.0 
+ 
100 + 
Ruddy duck-— 
0. 6 
0.5 
1.9 
0.8 
0.2 
4.2 
4.0 
5.6 
- 
4.8 
- 
28. 6 
Subtotal- 
1.2 
4.2 
3.9 
1.8 
1.6 
16.3 
12.7 
16.8 
- 
22. 1 
- 
24.4 
Miscellaneous ducks- 
_ 
— 
-- 
-- 
-- 
— 
— 
0.6 
- 
— 
Total--- 
6.3 
58.3 
24.9 
14.8 
17. 1 
48. 1 
121.4 
89.0 
+ 
152.4 
+ 
36.4 
■^Class II and III broods only. 
^As indicated by adult pairs and singles. 
313-year average 1952 to 1964. 
