Table II. - Waterfowl Breeding Population Index by Stratum - Quebec and Labrador -- 1952 and 1953 
Pit 

STRATUM 
Open Boreal 



Boreal Mixed Main Boreal & Forest Tundra Tundra Total 
1952 1953 1952 1953 1952 1953 1952 1953 1952 1953 
Square Miles 
in Stratum 29, 780 180, 820 379, 180 117,480 707, 260 
_Species 
Black Duck 10,774 12, 763 75,271 71,884 49,796 143,732 12,198 7,121 148,039 235,500 
Goldeneye 6, 949 5,236 50,460 17, 747 46,938 76, 340 15,408 - 119, 755 99,323 
Ringneck - - 4,626 886 816 - 2,568 - 8,010 886 
Scaup = a 840 - 34, 286 62,125 8,988 - 44,114 62, 125 
G-w. Teal = = we 7 4, 896 = Sy 852 c 8, 748 7 
Unidentified 5,458 3,271 30,698 20, 855 52,245 54,227 27,605 21,777 116,006 100, 130 
Sub-Total 23,181 21,270 161,895 111,372 188,977 336,424 70,619 28,898 444,672 497,964 
Merganser 8,686 27,488 149,281 256,475 125,305 209, 544 19,902 7,540 303,174 501,047 
Scoter ~ - - 51,915 5,305 103,191 1, 284 838 6,589 155,944 
Eider - ~ - - - 7,370 23, 754 - 23, 754 7,370 
Old Squaw - - 4,205 - 816 ee 3, 850 2,514 8, 871 2,514 
ee 
Total 31,867 48, 758 315, 381 419, 762 320,403 656,529 119,409 39,790 787,060 1,164,839 
= 27,332 2,219 44,081 115,301 184, 244 198,103 255,657 315,623 
Canada Goose ~ 
