
Table 1 - Continued 


No. of Mean Density Population 
Area, 16-Mi. Square Pairs Per Index, Total 
Location Stratum 5q.Mi. Tran. Mi. Sample Square Mile Breeding Pair@ 
Lake Louise 3 2,960 20 80 4.5 13, 320 
4 1,070 6 24 1.4 1,505 
Copper River 1 300 5 20 28.7 8,610 
Delta 2 200 ] 4, 8.1 1,620 
Minto Lakes 2 2,050 9 36 9. 19, 865 
Koyukuk 3 5, 850 7 14 ALT 27,495 
Ft. Yukon Zz 4,000 34 136 >. 8 22,000 
Total 54,680 148 460 4.9 268, 596 
weighted 
Conclusions - 
Except for a slight reduction of brood stock for the Territory as a 
whole, all conditions as of the middle of June indicate a normal waterfowl 
production from Alaska. 
NORTHERN ALBERTA AND NORTHWEST TERRITORIES 
Weather and Water Conditions - 
Water levels were normal throughout the survey area and the season 
was somewhat advanced, phenologically, as compared to 1954. Conditions were 
judged to be ideal for brood production. 
Breeding Population Indices - 
Within the area surveyed the following changes occurred in breeding 
population indices: 
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