NPT 
Table 2. — Waterfowl Species Composition for the Five Important Breeding Areas of Montana during 1949 and 1950 


Highline Great Falls Southern Sheridan Western 
Glaciated Piedmont Unglaciated Terminal Mountain 
Prairie Area Prairie — Moraine Valleys. . 
% of spec. comp. .  % of spec. compe. % of spece comp. % of spec. comp. 
Species 
Mallard 38.6 21.6 372 45el * "4302 21.7 238 19.8 19.3 33-3 
Gadwall Te2 6.1 1.2 ‘Aol 1.2 9.9 8.9 207 303 BA 
Baldpate W-7 Tele 5.9 3.9 . 1.2 620 5.0 6.3 14.9 < 8.3 
Pintail 18.3 2307 18.8 16.3 18.9 154 2502 19.8 6.0 4.0 
G-w. teal 507 1.7 209 — 6.9 209 oe 04 209 1.7 
B-w. teal 11.0 15.0 965 12.2 20.2 16.1 14.3 18.8 5.5 8.7 
_ Ginn. teal — -— — ‘ 0.5 T 0.9 — — 1.6 Lok 
Shoveler Teh 6.1 509 : 304 3 1.2 9.0 8.9 13.1 667 323 
Redhead — 6.4 Beh 203 0.4 «Leh 1.9 2.0 1523 16.8 
Canvasback 0.3 203 1.62 — — —— 0.3 0.4 1.0 0.2 
Scaup 1.3 6.3 6.4 6.0 Be: 8.0 eT 15-7 17.3 he3 
Golden-eye =a 04 —_ = —_ — — — 1.3 1.3 
_ Bufflehead _ 04 -_ 2el _ 1.1 = — 1.9 _ 
Ruddy — 3.0 _ 3-6 oe 367 — ’ 0.8 3.0 1-6 
Unidentified 0.2 = = — 1.2 46 ao ~ T 12.0 
