The topography of southeastern Canada ie mainly one of rolling hills 
and tugged mountaine. The latter are prevalent in southeastern and northerm 
New Brunewick, parte of northern Nova Scotia and moet of ecuthern Quebec. [t 
wae found impractical to run transects or attempt complete coverage of definite 
water areas in the more rugged country. Infertile and deep rocky lakes of 
Little value to game duckea are the principal fresh-water areas throughout most 
of eoutheastern Canada, Scattered beaver flowages are probably the beat duck- 
Producing habitat, although relatively few birdy were recorded on theee arese 
during the aerial flight. 
For details of the routes flown refer to map, (Figure 1), 
Ground Survey in Canada 
Although 1¢ wae contemplated that road transects might be employed in 
aome Breast, no locations of sufficient extent were found that would lend 
thempelves to this type of curvey. Therefore, the survey coneleted of as 
complete coverage of definite areas as poesible. This usually consisted of 
shoreline cruieing by cance and walking of all adjacent marshes. 
The following locations were covered intensively during the eummer 
pericd: 
Frince Edward Jeland - Fllleborough River ané@d tributaries, Fiequid 
Fond, Wilmot and Dunk Hivers, Salutation Gove, 
New Brunswick - New Bronewick-Nova Seotia border lakee and 
marshes, Jolicur Lakes, Hampton and Mueoupeh 
Merehesg. 
Hova Seotiea - Amherst Sanctuary, Kentville Sanctuary, Grand 
Fre, Canerd and Annapolis Marehes, and six large 
lakes in the Rossignol] aren. In addition, seven 
other lakes and oa number of emal] marshes and 
ponds examined superficially. 
In May a portion of these areas, particularly in Prince Edward leland 
and New Bronewick, were surveyed, by canoe and on foot, for breeding birds. 
Ground Survey in Northeastern States 
As mentioned previourly, surveys in the states were conducted by 
selected co-aperators who recorded breeding birds and breods an definite 
areas. Prepared forma with instructions were ueed. Sixty-nine co-operstore 
submitted data on 189 arese for the breeding eurvey and 60 co-operaters on 
135 areas for the brood surveys. The sample areae varied in size from 
cand 3 acres to 9,600 acres, Al) states of the Northeaat, with the excep- 
tion of Virginia, Weet Virginia, and Chio, were represented. It ie hoped 
that the number of qualified observers will be inereseed coneideradly, 
Particularly in states where coversee is limited. 
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