In view of the fact that a brood survey was not conducted during the summer 
of 1952, there is no means of judging whether the data collected during the summer 
of 1953 represented a change over the previous year or not. Also, there is 
no means of judging whether the data represented either above or below average 
conditions for the region. However, it is of interest to note that the distribution 
of the broods observed, both ducks and geese, did not correspond very well with 
the distribution of the breeding population observed during May. The brood 
distribution seemed quite spotty in contrast to the rather even distribution of 
breeders. For example, there seemed to be a rather narrow band of habitat 
beginning just south of Fort Chimo and running generally toward Knob Lake in which 
broods seemed quite plentiful. Some transects which crossed this band averaged 
nearly .5 of a brood per square mile. In most of the rerriainder of the region, duck 
broods were very thinly distributed. It is worthy of note that no duck broods were 
recorded in the tundra habitat type. A number of goose broods were recorded in 
tundra, particularly in the vicinity of Port Harrison. It may have been that duck 
broods had not yet appeared at the time of the survey, although it is doubtful if this 
is the explanation, It seems possible that the brood distribution observed in 1953 
may not have been normal, Weather, or some other factor may have reduced 
production in all but a few rather restricted areas. 
Summary 
Weather and water appeared to be normal, although there is little under- 
standing of the climatological factors which affect waterfowl production in Quebec 
and Labrador. The breeding population of both ducks and Canada geese increased 
somewhat over 1952. Production may have been normal for the region, but due to 
the spotty distribution of the broods observed, there is reason to believe that 
production may have been below normal in some portions of the region. 
