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Table IV. - Brood Data as of August 3, 1953 on the Elkhorn Study Area 
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Accurate Counts No. Additional Broods Broods Per 
No. No. Av. Poor Count Broody Sq. Mile 
Species Class Broods Young Brood (Broods) Hen 
Mallard I 8 - 52, 6.5 15 - a 
II Z 19 9.5 12 2 13.6. 
III 4 24 6.0 25 = Pr 
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Canvasback I 3 18 .0 = «i ‘ 
II ] 5 0 iL - 1.8 
III 3 14 6 l - - 









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Blue-winged I 8 62 Tet 10 - o 
Teal II 9 77 8.5 6 4 11.4 
III 14 129 9.2 6 = - 
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Pintail I 4 26 6.5 3 — z 
II 2 9 4,5 1 3 3.4 
III 2 13 6.5 2 et rs 
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G-ew. Teal I 1 3 3.0 2 S = 
Il 0 0 0 1 - 1,0 
III 0 0 0 l = E 
Shoveler I 2 12 6.0 4 é " 
II 2 18 9.0 - 2.4 
III 1 10 10.0 ~ m= ‘ 
Ruddy duck I 6 37 6.2 - = oe 
II 1 6 6.0 2 z 1.8 
L. Scaup I 2 18 9.0 - = 4 
Redhead I 1 6 6.0 l - 8 
II 1 5 5,0 1 - - 
Baldpate I 3 19 6.3 - - 6 
Gadwall I 4 30 7.5 - 1.2 
II 1 6 6.0 1 2 7 
Unknown 0 0 0 l - .2 
. Teal II 0 0 0 1 - 2 
Total 85 618 1 hee 97 12 38.8 
Coot II ] 8 8.0 6 - 1.4 
