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Table 1. -- Jowa Waterfowl Counts - Population (1949-1950) Trend Data (continued) 
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AREA CENSUSED 



‘Dewey's Pasture West Hottes Lake 
(Ruthven Area) ~ (Spt. -Okoboji Lake Area) 
Clay County Dickinson County 
Acres 406 312 
(50% censused) 
1948 1949 1950 . 1949 1950 
Mallard 2 2 2 2 3 30 - - 1 5 
Black duck - - - a é a * 2 -" : ; 
Gadwall 1 1 - - rs - = ‘ _ F 
Baldpate - - = - - ba S m i c 
Pintail - - - - - - = - P 2 
G-w. teal - - - - - - - = a a 
B-w. teal 8 8 6 6 8 7 6 6 ] 
Shoveler . - - - - 1 - - = “ = 
Wood duck ie - - - - - x m L = 
Redhead 2 2 3 3 3 3 - - 7 ae 
Ringneck - - - - - - 2 7 coats 
Canvasback - - - - - ~ - 2 = _- 
Lesser scaup - - - - 2 - 2 - 7 Sy a the 
Golden-eye - - - - - - 2 - i is : 
Bufflehead - - - - - - ™ be # a 
Ruddy duck 2 zZ 3 3 5 1 - E J. 
Merganser _ - - - -- ae LT Ses aE ana ae ee 
Total Ducks 15 15 14 14. 22 16. 8 - 6. 7. 1 
Coot 20 z20 25 30 None 
Florida gallinule - ~ - - - - - = 
Pied-billed grebe = - - - - - - - = - 
B-c night heron - - - - - - - = le 
Upland Plover - - - = - - - - 4 
Snow goose - - - - - - - - - 
