TABLE B-27. —Waterfowl breeding population index, by species and stratum, 
southern Saskatchewan, May 1963 and 1964 
[index numbers in thousands] 
Species 
Stratum 
Total 
Average 
Percent change 
from : 
A-East 
A-West 
B-East 
B-West 
C 
1963 
1964 
1956 to 
1963 
1963 
Average 
Ducks: 
Dabblers: 
Mallard- 
115.1 
198.1 
195.7 
122.1 
40.4 
774.4 
671.4 
1,655.7 
-13.3 
-59.5 
Black duck- 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
_ 
_ 
0.1 
_ 
_ 
Gadwall- 
12.6 
58.9 
30.4 
34.4 
25.3 
103.0 
161.6 
77.0 
+56.9 
+109. 9 
American widgeon - - 
13.1 
23.0 
21.4 
25.6 
5.7 
73.0 
88.8 
160.5 
+21.6 
-44.7 
Green-winged teal - - 
0.2 
1.8 
1.2 
4.6 
— 
9.1 
7.8 
24.0 
-14.3 
-67. 5 
Blue-winged teal- 
27.3 
50.9 
26.1 
14.1 
7.1 
59.0 
125.5 
168.9 
+112.7 
+25.7 
Shoveler- 
23.6 
55.1 
50.3 
42.3 
6.1 
101.4 
177.4 
194.6 
+75.0 
+8.8 
Pintail- 
Wood duck- 
46.4 
88.4 
60.6 
39.5 
19.6 
257.7 
254.5 
676.4 
-1.2 
-62.4 
Subtotal- 
238.3 
476.2 
385.7 
282.6 
104.2 
1,377.6 
1,487.0 
2,957.3 
+7.9 
-49.7 
Divers: 
Redhead- 
3.7 
7.1 
13.8 
7.0 
— 
14.0 
31.6 
63.3 
+125.7 
-50.1 
Canvasback- 
7.4 
11.1 
23.2 
15.4 
0.4 
52.4 
57. 5 
116.7 
+9.7 
-50.7 
Scaup - 
18.9 
9.0 
13.8 
22.5 
0.6 
58.3 
64.8 
220.4 
+11.2 
-70.6 
Ring-necked duck - - 
0.3 
1.3 
6.6 
1.6 
0.6 
5.7 
10.4 
7.8 
+82. 5 
+33.3 
Goldeneye - 
0.3 
— 
0.6 
0.3 
— 
1.6 
1.2 
6.1 
-25.0 
-80.3 
Bufflehead- 
0.6 
— 
2.7 
5.8 
— 
10.0 
9.1 
10.3 
-9.0 
-11.7 
Ruddy duck- 
0.3 
1.3 
3.7 
4.7 
— 
9.9 
10.0 
37.3 
+1.0 
-73.2 
Subtotal- 
31.5 
29.8 
64.4 
57.3 
1.6 
151.9 
184.6 
462.0 
+21.5 
-60.1 
Miscellaneous: 
Merganser- 
0.2 
— 
1.2 
— 
— 
5.4 
1.4 
2.7 
-74.1 
-48.2 
Scoter- 
— 
— 
3.9 
4.3 
-- 
4.3 
8.2 
6.0 
+90.7 
+36.7 
Subtotal- 
0.2 
— 
5.1 
4.3 
— 
9.7 
9.6 
8.6 
-1.0 
+11.6 
Total ducks- 
270.0 
506.0 
455.2 
344.2 
105.8 
1,539.2 
1,681.2 
3,427.9 
+9.2 
-51.0 
Geese: 
Canada goose- 
0.5 
1.6 
0.2 
0.9 
3.6 
3.2 
1.6 
-11.1 
+100.0 
Coots- 
16.1 
6.3 
9.0 
8.9 
2.9 
26.2 
43.2 
179.7 
+64.9 
-76.0 
Grand total- 
286.1 
512.8 
465.8 
353.3 
109.6 
1,569.0 
1,727.6 
3,609.2 
+10.1 
-52.1 
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