Ae each area was visited only once, nesting success and brood survival 
date were not cbtained. 
Summa ry 
The investigation of the Ottawa River from Ottawa, Ontario, to Montreal, 
Quebec, revealed that certain aresSs supported breeding populationa of black 
duck, wood duck, ring-neck and blue-winged teal, 
lake St, Plerre wae an excellent waterfowl breeding area, supporting a 
Population similar to that of the Cttawa River, and in addition including 
American g¢oldeneye and pintail, 
The “American elder was practically the only especies of waterfowl found 
breeding along the south shore of the St. Lawrence River from St. Anne-de-la- 
Focati#re tc Rimouski, Quebec. Cf thie especies, 1,738 were Been, 
Table 1 .--Waterfowl Populations, 1949 
L ber-B Black EBay Clement Bay 
M oF pPr, Nests Bees M F Yt Pra M F tf 
Black duck id é 11 
Blue-winged Teal 6&6 1 1 
Ring-neck duck 18 a 3 af 
Fintalil L 
Wood duck 20 Tf 
Florida Gallinule 15 a 16 6 a 
Coot rh 
Pied-billed Grebe 5 aa 
Table 2. 
Carrilion Igland Carrillon Bay 
M oF ji Er. Beste ges KM oF + Neete Hees 
Black duck a4 ag 
Blue-winged Teal 1. 1 2 
Wond duck oo 
Mallard 1 Te 
Flerica Gallinule 3 41 6 9 
Fied-billed Grebe 1 FI 4 
Table 3. 
Benuharnole Power South Eiver Bird 
Capel Ayena Sane tia ry 
KM 3 Juveniles M  F Fr. J Seate Eger, Juye 
Black wick 19 
Blue-winged Teal a 3 iL 
Wood duck 5 
Ring-neck z 1 1 
Mallard 2 
Florida Gal} inule 1 18 
FPied-bilied Grebe dj, 5 Fr z 16 
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