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Species Composition of the Breeding Population 
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Area Species Total Population Percent 
Whitefish Lake Blacks 78 41 
Mallard 62 33 
Lesser scaup 41 22 
A. golden-eye 3 2 
Ringneck 2 l 
B-w. teal 2 1 
Caliper Lake -— A. golden-eye 23 62 
Log River Lesser scaup 11 30 
Ringneck 1 Z 
Canvasback l 2 
Mallard l 2 
B-w. teal 1 2 
J. A. Mathieu * Mallard 17 47 
Reserve B-w. teal 15 42 
Pintail 4 ll 

* Most of the birds tallied on this area were females with broods. 
Banding Operations 
Traps were operated on the Mathieu Reserve from August 22 until October 7. 
The following birds were banded: mallard - 193, blacks - 14, blue-winged teal - 4, 
green-winged teal - 9, pintail - 1, baldpate - 1, pied-billed grebe - 1. 
Conclusions 
Although this part of the Province is not considered a good duck producer at 
best, it is felt that this year was below average. It is also felt that the extremely wet 
weather and large amount of water available had an adverse effect on trapping, by 
allowing the birds to scatter over a wider area. Thus the density of birds in the 
trapping area was less than normal. 
