Table VII. - Waterfowl Banded on Manitoba Potholes During July and Early August 
| 1953 } 

Adult Immature Local Adult Immature Local 

BpeGiee we Males Male: Male’ Female remales Female: 9% . Total 
Mallard 2 - 77 8 - 83 170 
Gadwall - - 19 ] - 19 39 
Baldpate - - 30 2 - 34 66 
Pintail 1 - 20 3 - 21 45 
G-w. Teal 1 - 4 2 - 2 9 
B-w. Teal 79 - 117 20 - 99 315 
Shoveler ] - 10 1 - 14 26 
Redhead ~ - 23 4 - 29 2(L) 58 
Canvasback - - 98 10 - 108 216 
Lesser Scaup 1 - 24 7 - 33 65 
Ruddy duck 1 - - - - - 1 
Total Ducks 86 - 422 58 - 442 2 £1,010 
Coot - = * hl 35 
Table VIII. - Waterfowl Banded on Delta Marsh, Manitoba from July 1-Sept. 30, 1953 
Species Adult Immature Local Adult Immature Local 
Male Male Male Female Female Female ? Total 
Mallard 255 527 18 130 508 23 ] 1, 462 
Black Duck 16 9 - 3 3 - - 31 
Gadwall 2 1 - l l - - 5 
Baldpate 6 5 - 4 4 - - 19 
Pintail 9 92 2 29. +123 8 - 263 
G-w. Teal 5 26 - 3 18 - - 52 
B-w. Teal 289 1,164 1 54 1,155 2 - 2,665 
Shoveler 3 33 - 10 46 1 - 93 
Wood Duck 3 - - - - - - 3 
Redhead 21 290 192 213 380 196 l 1,293 
Ringneck - 2 - - - - - 2 
Canvasback 9 18 7 33 17 1] - 95 
Lesser scaup - - - 3 - ] - 4 
Ruddy duck - _ l ! 2 3 _ 6: 
Hooded merganser - 1 - - - - - ] 
Total 618 2,168 221 483 2,257 245 2 5,994 
Coot -- = ~ = a ms re 24 
Note: Nan Mulder, decoyman working for the Wildlife Management Institute, banded 
601 of the above ducks and coots during the period specified. In addition he 
banded 238 ducks, including 223 redheads during the first 9 days of October. 
