TABLE B-24.—Comparative status of waterfowl breeding population indexes by species 
and stratum, southern Saskatchewan, 1965 
[index numbers in thousands] 
Species 
Stratum I 
Total 
Average 
1956 to 
1964 
Percent change from: 
A-East 
A-West 
B-East 
B-West 
C 
1964 
1965 
1964 
Average 
Ducks: 
Dabblers: 
Mallard- 
103.8 
163.1 
166.6 
78.1 
25.8 
671.4 
537.4 
1,546.3 
_ 
20.0 
- 65.2 
Black duck- 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
0.1 
__ 
Gadwall ——————— 
6.3 
84.4 
18.5 
18.0 
4.1 
161.6 
131.3 
86.4 
- 
18.7 
+ 52.0 
American widgeon —- 
11.8 
30.7 
16.2 
17.0 
4.5 
88.8 
80.2 
152.5 
- 
9.7 
- 47.4 
Green-winged teal- 
1.2 
5.4 
2. 1 
3.7 
0.6 
7.8 
13.0 
22.2 
+ 
66.7 
- 41.4 
Blue-winged teal-- 
22.0 
38.4 
22.6 
16.8 
5.4 
125.5 
105.2 
164. 1 
- 
16.2 
- 35.9 
Shoveler--- 
16.2 
50.8 
19.5 
19.6 
6.3 
177.4 
112.4 
192.7 
- 
36.6 
- 41.7 
Pintail- 
26.8 
144.8 
42.8 
49.1 
33.5 
254.5 
297.1 
629.5 
+ 
16.7 
- 52.8 
Wood duck-—- 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
-- 
— 
— 
— 
— 
Subtotal- 
188. 1 
517.6 
288.4 
202.3 
80.2 
1, 487. 0 
1, 276. 6 
2,793. 8 
- 
14. 1 
- 54.3 
Divers: 
Redhead-- 
4.3 
12.2 
16.6 
2.2 
— 
31.6 
35.3 
59.8 
+ 
11.7 
- 41.0 
Canvasback - 
8.6 
18.1 
23.4 
9.5 
1.2 
57.5 
60.8 
110. 1 
+ 
5.7 
- 44.8 
Scaup - 
15.0 
18.2 
29.2 
31.2 
3.6 
64.8 
97.2 
203.1 
+ 
47.7 
- 52.1 
Ring-necked duck- 
0. t 
5.4 
1.2 
3.4 
0.4 
10.4 
10.5 
8.1 
+ 
0.9 
+ 22.8 
Goldeneye- 
— 
- - 
2.7 
0.3 
— 
1.2 
3.0 
5.5 
+ 
150.0 
' - 45.4 
Bufflehead- 
1. 1 
— 
14.0 
4.7 
-- 
9.1 
19.8 
10.2 
+ 
117.6 
+ 94.1 
Ruddy duck- 
0.6 
2.5 
5.5 
3.7 
-- 
10.0 
12.3 
34.2 
+ 
23.0 
- 64.0 
Subtotal- 
29.7 
56.4 
92.6 
55.0 
5.2 
184.6 
238.9 
431.0 
+ 
29.4 
- 44.6 
Miscellaneous: 
- 28.0 
Merganser- 
0.6 
0.1 
0.6 
0.5 
— 
1.4 
1.8 
2.5 
+ 
28.6 
Scoter ---- 
.. 
1.8 
7.7 
_ 
8.2 
9.5 
6.2 
+ 
15.8 
+ 53. 2 
Subtotal-- 
0.6 
0.1 
2.4 
8.2 
9.6 
11.3 
8.7 
4 - 
17.7 
+ 29.9 
Total ducks- 
218.4 
574.1 
383.4 
265.5 
85.4 
1, 681.2 
1, 526. 8 
3,233.5 
- 
9.2 
- 52.8 
Geese: 
+ 66.7 
Canada goose- 
— 
0.1 
2.7 
— 
0.2 
3.2 
3.0 
1.8 
- 
6.2 
Coots-———-—-———- 
8.3 
14.0 
15.8 
13.0 
0.9 
43.2 
52.0 
164.5 
+ 
20. 1 
- 68.4 
Grand Total- 
226.7 
588.2 
401.9 
278.5 
86.5 
1.727.6 
1.581.8 
3.399.8 
- 
8.4 
- 53.5 
