Summary 
This information obtained from the first ysar of opsration is submitted 
without comment. Future work will -snable us to prepare trend tabulations. In 
goneral, waterfowl production on a State-wide basis was lower than in past years, 
but ths production density figures obtained were highsr than anticipated. 

Table 1. ~-Oregon Waterfowl Bresding Population 
East of Cascades, 1949 
Pairs | Single 
seen Drakes Seen 
78 


Sq. Miles 

Censused 
68.5 Mallard 155 388 2.26 1.12 5.64 
Pintail 21 1 43 0 @, aD 0.01 0.63 
Cin. teal 129 12 270 1.88 17 3.94 
B-w. teal 2 = Lh 0.03 ks 0.06 
Gadwall 1,0 q 87 0.58 .12 1.27 
Redhead 69 g 146 1.03 12 2.15 
Shoveler 11 | 29. 0.16 le 0.48 
Baldpate 9 6 2, 0.13 0.09 0.35 
Ruddy 6 20 32 0.09 0.29 0.47 
Can, goose* 178 | 1,2 2.59 Oe 7s 6.23 

Total 620 210 1,450 9.05 3.07 a aa bg 


West of Cascades 
2he5 Mallard 26 id, 66 1.06 Os. 57 2.69 
Wood duck 7 1 15 0.29 .O4 0.61 
Canvasback - nF Al ~ 0,04 __ 0.04 
Total 33 16 82 16:35 0.65 Ba 35 
a pg a PP 
* No attempt made to break down number of nesting birds. 
