located. The deserted ring-necked duck neat was found by Pr. 0. M. Kirenatrick 
on one of the etudy areat in Livpeeance Gounty. We indication that other spec- 
lea meeted in Indiana, except ““e Canada #eoce, could bea found. Flarida 
feliinuier were found nesting wi.cconly in ceveral northern counties aod 11 
neete were located, 

Table 2.-- Adult Wiverfowt Gompeeition Areas Sorthern 
Indiana, 1948 
Speclenr No. of fucka Fercent of Total 
Meliard &8 mlea 
Blue-winged tent ES aed 
Wood duck Fad Pita et 
Coot od 9,6 
Black duck 16 6.5 
Lesser aceup 6 z.4 
Ruddy éuck i 1. 
Hogded mergenner z o,8 
Pintail 1 O14 
Freen-wiucec teal 1 0.4 
venragback 1 0.4 
Ring-necked cuck 1 O.4 
Tt) bP rae ie) 100,90 
Brood data, by clarsen, were obtained on ewix aifferent species during 
the breeaing aeascn (Table 3). 

Table 3,.--Indiana bkaterfowl Brood Csunts 
Specier Broocda Brood Hroods Brood Eroods Brood Total 
Clase 2 Ay, Claes II Av. Claes Ili AY, AY, 
Kelilard 9 6.5 l FO 4 7.5 6,8 
Flack duck i} C 1 4,0 i 0 4,0 
H-w. teal 1 12,0 ) 0 0 i?.0 
Weed duck 46 7.0 ie S.7 7 743 7.0 
A. merganeer 7.0 4 Q t 0 740 
Canada goase 4 Da 1 aU a 0G 2.6 
epen of the Season 
The fireat wood ducke reached extreme southweetern Indiana on February 19, 
Firet eg¢z laying was celculated to have begun the last week in March in southern 
Indiana. ‘ood duck box-neating etudles conducted on the fame preserves in 
northern Indiana revealed that the earliest laying date waz April §, and 
incomplete clutches were found in some boxes on June &, 
A gallarc nest containing 9 eeen wos found in Jesper County on April 19, 
but mallard nesting probacly did net reach e peak until the firet week of May. 
On July 27, 4 late trood of mallarte, leas then a week old, was observed in 
Fulton County. 
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