Table I - Number of Broods and Potential Broods Observed in New Hampshire in 1952 and 1953 

Base Comparable ¢ 
WHITE CONN. SOUTH= SOUTH- 
NORTH MTS. VALLEY ie LAKES EAST WEST COASTAL ___TOTAL __ 
SPECIES e 2 19 e 19 e 19 Q 2 7 e 19 2 19 19 19 } e 2. 19 19 19 
’ Black duck 
Broods 12 8 2. 3 7 5 8 9 1 12 IL 14 in 2 64 53 
Potential Broods 2 1 2 1 it 0 5 3B 4 5 9 6 1 1 2H 827 
Total, 4 9 13 4 8 5 13.22 15 7 20 20 5 3 88 80 
Wood duck 
Broods 4 2 3 hy 4 3 19° «12 18 16 13 17 3 1 OY 55 
Potential Broods 0 1 0 2 1 1 ll 4&1 4» Ty 9 1 Ly 6 29 78 
To 22 0 Z 0 
Ring-necked duck 
Broods 1 2 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 12 
Potential Broods 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 10) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 h 
Total 2 4 6 32 Q 0 Q 0 0 Q Oo Oo 0 Q 8 16 
Goldeneye 
Broods 1432=S «10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oo 0 0 0 13. «10 
Potential Broods : 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 0 1 
Total 13. 0 i] 0 0 0 0 Q 0 0.0 0 Q pe ee 
Hooded Merganser 
Broods 12 7 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 2 i 0 0 19 lL 
Pobential Broods 1. 7 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 O 0 0 2 15 
ee Pee 0 gn BP oo, ON Oe FA BON BY eB Os on Oh | Oe FOR. La 26 
American Merganser 
Broods 5 WW 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 60 0 0 5 15 
Potential Broods 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.60 0 0 0 1 
eiTobal nh Oe OO IE 
Mallard 
Broods 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 O 0 0 2 0 
Potential Broods 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 5 
t 0 Q 0 0 hy 0 
TOTAL BROODS 4B 43 19 17 1 8 31 4 =25 30 48628 27 32 7 3 173 156 
Total Potential Broods % 13 3 5 2 1 17 62 : 20 18 23 5 7 57 eee 
G 4 2 0 
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