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Autamobile transects run in May to measura the 1949 bresdine waterfowl] 
population indicated «4 93 osresnt increase over 19483. April end the first part 
of May were very dry and water leyele wers low. By the end of Kay many water 
ATSaS were recovering. Water level fluctuations were oot vyinlent except in ths 
northwestern part of tna State where a heavy roin of seven inches wan teported 
to haye fallen in a short seried of tims, The Same Veneer in Area ETT thourht 
thet heavy rains during the last half of May may have eaused trouble to ducks 
nesting in his araa. Extensive breed counta in July showed an average brood 
Sizes was larger (7.2) fer young in Age Olass I and II than for thoss In Clasa 
Ill (6.8). This possibly indicates that the sarly nesting wes not as sueceag~ 
ful as later attemnts, was asrial resident waterfoerl count flown in Aurust 
showed a 49,1 percent increases over 1947 figutes for calculated waterfowl ner 
square mile in the Ststs. Ganerally, 1949 Bresding Ground Survey Studies nave 
indicated that waterfowl populations are higher than in 1944 and thet ths 
stagon was favorable for waterfowl production, 
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