SUMMARY OF CONDITIONS 
PACIFIC FLYWAY 
In January 1955 the wintering population of waterfowl in the Pacific 
Flyway showed a decrease for the first time in several years. Although geese 
remained about the same, ducks and brant decreased slight and coot decreased 
considerably. 
In the waterfowl breeding areas supplying the Pacific Flyway 
increases in breeding population were recorded in Southern Alberta, Northern 
and Southern Saskatchewan and Northern Manitoba. Breeding populations were 
about the same in Southern Alberta, Washington, California, and Wyoming, 
while decreases were recorded in Alaska, Northern Alberta, Northwest 
Territories, Oregon, Montana, and Nevada. 
Weather and water conditions varied throughout the breeding range 
supplying the flyway. In much of Southern Alberta and Southern Saskatchewan 
conditions were ideal. Drought conditions prevailed in a small area near the 
border in Southern Alberta and extended southward into Montana, Wyoming, 
Nevada and California. Elsewhere, conditions were average. 
Production surveys during July have indicated that there will be an 
increased number of young in Southern Alberta, Saskatchewan, and in Northern 
Manitoba. It is estimated that Alaska, British Columbia, Southern Manitoba, 
Washington, Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming will produce about the same number of 
ducks as last year, and that there will be decreases in Oregon, California, 
Montana, Nevada, Northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories. 
It is estimated that there will be a decreased flight of Canada geese 
from Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming. Although the winter inventory of 
geese in the Pacific Flyway indicated little change over-all from 1954, there 
was a decrease in Canadas, which was balanced by an increase in cacklers and 
white-fronts. It would appear that there may be reason for some concern 
regarding the Canada goose populations in the Pacific Flyway. 
Over-all, it is estimated that the gains in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and 
Northern Manitoba will more than balance the losses elsewhere and that there 
will be a slight increase in the fall flight of ducks in the Pacific Flyway in 1955. 
Also, it is estimated that the fall flight of geese, other than Canadas, will 
remain about the same, but that the flight of Canadas will decrease. In view 
of a 39 percent decrease in the wintering population of coot it seems likely 
that the fall flight of this species will not increase over 1954, and may decrease. 


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