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Table VI. - Waterfowl Production Indices for the Various Strata of New York State, 
1951 to 1953 as Indicated by Aerial Transect 
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PRODUCTION INDEX 

Strata Broods Pairs 
ADIRONDACK 7 
1951 1,003 827 
1952* 376 193 
1953 138 90 
ALLEGHANY 
1951 1, 947 1, 142 
1952* 227 596 
1953 291 1, 829 
BEECH-MAPLE 
1951 870 5 
1952* 831 1,216 
1953 4,033 1, 383 
OAK-CHESTNUT 
1951 190 68 
1952* 1,479 141 
1953 2,600 1,312 
LAURENTIAN 
1951 0 38 
1952* 0 0 
1953 (no Laurentian stratum this year)-------------7- crt r coro nen 
CHAMPLAIN 
1951 (no Champlain stratum this year)---------------7 errr rrr ‘at 
1952 ( it " " " " ) ----- enn nner noe eee eee 
1953 0 28 
cece ea 
*Fipgures for the July 2 to 14 flight only; also flown in 1952 on July 22 to 28. 
