Table III. - Summary of the 1953 Breeding Waterfowl Survey Compared with Previous Years 
Species 
Mallard — 
Pintail 
Blue-winged teal 
Green-winged teal 
Gadwall 
Baldpate 
Shoveler | 
Total Puddlers 
Redhead 
Canvasback 
Scaup 
Ringneck 
Bufflehead 
Ruddy duck 
Total Divers 
Total Ducks 
Coot (1951 to 1953) 
Average Index 
1948 to 1953 
195,496 
392,588 
473,874 
88, 753 
28,101 
152, 365 
1,331,177 
40,497 
30, 877 
40, 887 
T 
T 
21,355 
133,616 
1, 464, 793 
945 
INDICES TO TOTAL BREEDING DUCKS 
| Percent Change of 1953 
Index from 
1952 Index 
163,792 
288,470 
446,151 
7, 334 
84, 341 
28,114 
92,897 
1,111,099 
29, 336 
29, 336 
33,003 
T 
T 
18, 335 
110,010 
1,221,109 
931 
INDICES TO WATER CONDITIONS 
Percent 
15.2 
28.3 
32.0 
0.6 
5.6 
2.0 
7.0 
7 
90. 
100.0 
1953 Index 
202,739 
268, 564 
555,851 
3,218 
120,093 
31, 888 
114,973 
1,297, 326 
40,372 
31, 303 
77,234 
T 
T 
13,604 
162,513 
1,459, 839 
533 
Percent 
15.2 
1.9 
0.9 
11.3 
100.0 
Average 
+ 3.7 
~31.6 
+17.2 
_ 
+35.3 
+13.4 
-24.5 
- 2.5 
- 0.3 
- 1.4 
+88.8 
-36,2 
+21.6 
- 0.3 
1952 
+ 23.7 
- 6.9 
+ 24,5 
- 56.1 
+ 42.3 
+ 13.4 
+ 23.7 
+ 
16.7 
+ 37.6 
+ 6.7 
+134.0 
-_ 
- 25.8 
+ 47.7 
+ 19.5 
- 42.7 
881 

Average Index 
Percent Change of 1953 

279, 027 
1950-1953 1952 Index 1953 Index Index from 
! Average 1952 
509, 293 429, 643 ~ 15.6 + 44.6 

