Table II. - Relative Abundance of Waterfowl - Aerial VS. Ground Counts. 
Percent of Total Identified * 
Ft. Yukon Flats Selawik 
1954 1955 1955 
Species Aerial Ground Aerial Ground Aerial ‘Ground 
Baldpate 3.5 26.5 12.4 17.2 16.6 11.3 
Pintail 22.6 28.5 7.23 16.8 27.7 41.0 
Mallard 6.5 7.2 11.3 16.5 - 1.3 
Scaup 63.9 25.5 43.4 25.6 38.7 36.7 
Bufflehead TR. 1.6 13.5 4.5 - - 
Canvasback 1.7 3.0 6.7 4.1 - - 
Goldeneye TR. 1.1 0.6 2.1 - - 
Green-winged Teal 0.8 1.8 3.1 1.7 16.6 1.3 
Shoveler TR. 4.4 2.3 11.0 - :9 
“ ~ 6.5 
Miscellaneous = Bs - 
er 
* In 1954 at Ft. Yukon 47 percent of the ducks tallied from the air were identified; 
in 1955, 47 percent at Ft. Yukon and 70 percent at Selawik; 100 percent 
were identified in all ground counts. 

