ATLANTIC FLYWAY 
Production Information - 
Aerial and ground survey work was carried out by the Canadian Wildlife 
Service. For comparative purposes in this report, the aerial survey figures 
have been used. Since parts of the aerial coverage were modified this year, the 
figures given here are not comparable with those in previous reports. 
Table 2 - Comparable, Aerial Brood Data 
Black Duck Ringneck Goldeneye Total Game Duck: 
Year Ad Br Ad ' Br Ad Br Ad Br 
1953 1211 55 170 8 74 10 1555 68 
1954 474 44 210 ~ 61 2 816 47 
1955 532 48 62 9 27 8 727 73 

It would seem from the above table that there is a decided decrease in 
the breeding population of waterfowl in the Maritime Provinces (which does not 
agree with the spring surveys) although the number of broods observed is larger 
than either of the other two years. The large decrease is due to the smaller 
number of adult ringnecks observed. 
Conclusions - 
It is estimated that the fall flight from the Maritime Provinces will be 
somewhat larger than last year. 
