90 
Table III. - Brood Data as of July 24, 1953 on the Elkhorn Study Area 












Accurate Counts # Additional Broods Broods per 
No. No. Av. Poor Count Broody Sq. Mile 
Species Class Broods Young Brood (Broods) Hen 
Mallard I 8 67 8.4 7 - = 
II 3 18 6.0 = 5 5 
III 2 10 5.0 - - 92 
Canvasback I I 7 7.0 - - - 
II 4 23 ae | 0 0 1.2 
Ill l 3 3.0 = - + 
Blue-winged I 15 134 8.9 3 = 
Teal II 2 2 1,0 1 5 5.2 
III 0 0 0 - - : 
Pintail I ] 6 6.0 2 - - 
II 0 0 0 1 1 2.0 
III 2 7 2 3 - - 
. Green-winged I 2 14 .0O - - = 
Teal II 0 0 0 - - 4 
III 0 0 0 = = = 
Shoveler I 1 6 6.0 - - - 
II 1 6 6.0 - - 4 
III 0 0 0 - = a 
Ringneck I l 7 7.0 - - 2 
Lesser Scaup I l 6 6.0 - = wk 
Redhead I 1 3 3.0 - - mK 
Unidentified I 1 10 10.0 1 ~ - 
II 0 0 0 ] - .6 
Total . 47 329 7.0 if 11 15.4 
Coot I 7 26 3.8 4 - = 
II 2 8 4.0 - - 2.6 

Total 9 34 3.8 4 = 2.6 
