TABLE B-5. --Waterfowl breeding population index, in northern Alberta, northeastern British Columbia, Northwest Territories, 
and Yukon, 1964 and 1963 
[ in thousands] 
Index for strati 
un— 
Total 
Percent 
Species 
1.1 
1.2 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
1964 
1963 
change 
Ducks; 
Dabblers: 
from 1963 
Mallard- 
204 
156 
48 
85 
17 
82 
13 
21 
2 
_ 
Trace 
628 
623 
— — 
Gadwall- 
9 
— 
1 
~ 
— 
— 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
10 
5 
+104 
American widgeon- 
59 
75 
9 
27 
13 
19 
6 
26 
4 
5 
4 
247 
156 
+57 
Green-winged teal- 
33 
77 
3 
22 
4 
26 
2 
4 
1 
_ 
1 
173 
117 
+48 
Blue-winged teal- 
44 
28 
3 
— 
— 
4 
— 
— 
— 
_ 
79 
53 
+49 
Shoveler- 
42 
61 
6 
10 
3 
57 
2 
1 
_ 
_ 
Trace 
182 
47 
+286 
Pintail- 
42 
39 
8 
24 
6 
32 
4 
30 
13 
9 
6 
213 
156 
+36 
Subtotal - 
433 
436 
78 
168 
43 
220 
27 
82 
20 
14 
11 
1,532 
1, 157 
+32 
Divers: 
Redhead - 
30 
16 
5 
— 
— 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
51 
32 
+55 
Canvasback- 
29 
— 
12 
13 
— 
— 
— 
4 
1 
_ 
_ 
59 
67 
-13 
Scaup- 
324 
152 
7 
351 
163 
28 
83 
371 
38 
46 
24 
1,587 
1,539 
+3 
Ring-necked duck- 
12 
7 
1 
22 
— 
5 
5 
2 
— 
— 
_ 
54 
46 
+18 
Goldeneye- 
28 
4 
8 
25 
1 
— 
— 
2 
1 
— 
_ 
69 
13 
+432 
Bufflehead- 
46 
59 
6 
16 
3 
14 
6 
2 
— 
— 
— 
152 
113 
+33 
Ruddy duck- 
20 
— 
1 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
21 
14 
+43 
Subtotal - 
489 
238 
40 
427 
167 
47 
94 
381 
40 
46 
24 
1,893 
1, 824 
+3 
Miscellaneous: 
Scoter and eider- 
54 
42 
1 
190 
126 
— 
4 
410 
26 
25 
20 
898 
602 
+49 
Oldsquaw- 
— 
3 
— 
97 
47 
— 
— 
94 
1 
33 
7 
282 
81 
+247 
Merganser - 
22 
1 
3 
14 
29 
1 
— 
12 
2 
1 
— 
85 
85 
— 
Subtotal- 
76 
46 
4 
301 
202 
1 
4 
516 
29 
59 
27 
1,265 
768 
+65 
Total ducks- 
998 
720 
122 
896 
412 
268 
125 
979 
89 
119 
62 
4, 690 
3,749 
+25 
Geese: 
White-fronted- 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
2 
1 
3 
2 
+50 
Canada - 
6 
3 
1 
2 
6 
— 
— 
3 
— 
— 
Trace 
21 
60 
-66 
Swans - 
_ 
— 
_ 
__ 
— 
— 
— 
9 
2 
7 
1 
19 
32 
-44 
Coots- 
21 
— 
2 
— 
— 
~ 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
23 
25 
-6 
Grand total- 
1,025 
723 
125 
898 
418 
268 
125 
991 
91 
128 
64 
4,756 
3, 868 
