FOREWORD 
This is a compilation of reports on waterfowl breeding ground conditions 
in 1953. It is a joint compilation by the Canadian Wildlife Service and the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service and many Provincial and State Game Departments. 
It is published as the seventh report in a series begun in 1947 to record annual 
breeding pround conditions for our migratory waterfowl. 
John L. Farley, Director 
Fish and Wildlife Service 
