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ATLANTIC FLYWAY 
Conclusions - 

The number of birds produced in the Northeastern States will be 
similar to 1954. 
MARITIME PROVINCES 
Weather and Water Conditions - 
During the winter of 1954-55, the precipitation throughout the 
Maritime Provinces was unusually high. In northern New Brunswick, north- 
eastern Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island there was a heavy total snowfall. 
This large amount of snow, however, disappeared without causing any unusual 
fluctuations in the levels of such rivers as the Saint John. 
The period from March 1 until the middle of June was generally 
backward, but there have been no sudden or great periods of adverse weather. 
The rainfall for three consecutive months (April, May and June) has been much 
below normal, but this has not had any noticeable adverse affect on either nesting 
or brood production. | 
Breeding Population Indices - 
This year, the aerial survey was carried out by the Canadian 
Wildlife Service and was modified to include all of the shoreline and larger 
rivers of Prince Edward Island, and the transects in the area of low production 
in southwestern New Brunswick were eliminated. Results of comparable 
coverage in 1954 and 1955 spring aerial surveys are shown in Table 1. 
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