Quebec Waterfowl Breeding Ground Survey - 1953 (continued) 
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Species 1953 1952 
Eider 2,147 1,713 
Brant 1, 542 2,051 
Canada peese 585 142 
surf scoter 489 171 
Goldeneye 153 160 
Black duck 58 17 
Red-breasted merpanser 49 0 
Old squaw 47 54 
American scoter 37 0 
White-winged scoter ll 0 
American merganser 2 0 
Scaup 3 ] 
Unidentified 7 0 
Green-winged teal 0 5 
Total 5, 130 4,314 
Total for whole area: 1953 1952 
6,226 6,502 
Total for Species 
Species 1953 1952 
Scaup 2,528 204 
Eider 2,173 1,776 
Brant 1,756 2,693 
Canada peese 1,440 1,194 
Goldeneye 735 223 
Surf scoter 489 178 
Black duck 425 388 
Old squaw 52 54 
Red-breasted merganser 49 26 
Blue-winged teal 42 33 
American scoter 37 0 
Pintail 20 ae 
Bufflehead 14 3 
White-winged scoter ll 0 
Wood duck 1] 6 
American merganser 1] 131 
Mallard 4 17 
Green-winged teal 2 21 
Shoveler 1 4 
Unidentified 74 0 
Ringneck 0 21 
Baldpate 0 l 
Total 9, 874 7,017 
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