APPENDIX B. WATERFOWL BREEDING GROUND SURVEY TABLES. 
TABLE B-l.- ALASKA--1979 WATERFOWL BREEDING GROUND SURVEY RESULTS. 
WATERFOWL BREFDING PAIR SURVEY 
(NUMBERS IN THOUSANDS) 
1979 2/ x CHANGE 1969-1978  % CHANGE 
FROM 1978 AVERAGE FROM AVERAGE 
MAY PONDS NOT APPLICABLE 
BREEDING POPULATION ESTIMATES 
DUCKS: 
DABBLERS: 
MALLARD 234.5 -13 211.9 +11 
BLACK DUCK 0.0 NsGe 0.0 N.C. 
GADWALL 1.2 —64 1.6 -25 
AMERICAN WIGEON 755.9 -15 530.0 +43 
CREEN-WINCED TEAL 277.9 -2 261.2 +6 
BLUE-WINCED TRAL 0.0 100 1.8  -100 
NORTHERN SHOVELER 119.0 -50 109.5 +9 
PINTATL 1,020.8 -26 1,263.0 -19 
SUBTOTAL 2,409.3 -22 2,379.0 +1 
DIVERS: 
REDHEAD 1.5 +1400 1.8 -17 
CANVASBACK 61.4 +28 74.9 -18 
SCAUP 1,203.2 -9 1,264.3 er 
RING-NECKED 6 0.0 
AMERICAN COLDENEYE 158.5 $52 130.6 421 
BUFFLEHEAD 113.7 +13 73.8 +54 
SUBTOTAL 1,539.2 -2 1,545.4 N.C. 
MISCELLANEOUS: 
OLDSQUAW 67722 -25 623.2 +9 
EIDER 23.6 472 23.9 -] 
SCOTER 472.6 +2 381.0 +24 
RUDDY DUCK 0.0 N.C. 0.0 N.C. 
MERGANSER 8.2 =53 6.7 +22 
SUBTOTAL 1,181.6 -16 1,034.8 +14 
TOTAL DUCKS 5,130.1 -16 4,959.2 +3 
COOTS 
AMERICAN COOT 0.0 N.C. 0.0 N.C. 
CRAND TOTAL 5,130.1 16 4,959.2 43 
8/Averages added in for Stratum 7 which is no longer surveyed. 
WATERFOWL PRODUCTION SURVEY 
(NUMBERS IN THOUSANDS) 
1979 % CHANGE 1969-1978 % CHANGE 
FROM 1978 AVERAGE FROM AVERAGE 
JULY PONDS NOT APPLICABLE 
DUCK BROOD INDEX NOT APPLICABLE 
AVG. BROOD SIZE NOT APPLICABLE 
LATE-NESTING INDEXES 
NOT APPLICABLE 
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