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Broods and Brood Sizes 
Although the data are probably too meager from which to draw any conclusions 
with certainty, the information concerning broods seen and the numbers of young 
noted in each is given here for completeness, 
Table VII. - Numbers of Broods and Their Average Size 
195] 1952 1953 
Strata No. Av. Size No. Av. Size No. Av. Size 
Adirondack 
Black Duck 29 6.5 4 4.0 11 am ¢ 
Mallard 3 6.3 - - l 9.0 
B-w. Teal 2 son - - - - 
Wood Duck 1 9.0 2 325 1 4.0 
Merganser - - - ~ 6 7.2 
Unidentified - - 3 8.7 - ~ 
Alleghany 
Black Duck 1 6.0 4 5,3 9 5.3 
Mallard 1 1.0 1 6.0 - - 
Wood Duck - - - - l 6.0 
Unidentified 14 5.4 - - - - 
Beech-Maple 
Black Duck 16 3.6 7 4.9 24 5.8 
Mallard - ~ - - 13 5.4 
Wood Duck - - 2 5.0 11 6.5 
Coot ~ - - - 1 6.0 
Unidentified 3 6.3 2 3.5 1 5.0 
Oak-Chestnut 
Black Duck 14 5.1 5 6.0 9 Sy t 
Mallard 2 4.5 1 5.0 1 8.0 
Wood Duck - - 2 10.0 5 4.6 
Unidentified 4 1.3 = ~ - - 
Total 90 5.2 33 5.5 94 5,7 
Possibly the only safe statement is that wood ducks have apparently made a 
good comeback from a low in 1951, probably caused by the loss of nest sites due 
to the severe storm of November 1950. 
Success of the Season 
It is believed that the number of duck broods hatched and reared successfully 
was subStantially greater this year than in 1952, as is shown in Table VII. The 
number of young per brood was greater for black ducks and mallards in 1953 than 
for either 1951 or 1952, while for wood ducks the large increase in broods seen 
more than offset the apparent decrease in brood size. 
