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WATERFOWL BREEDING GROUND SURVEY IN SOUTHERN MANITOBA, 1955 
Charles D. Evans 
Introduction 
This report will deal with the aerial Surveys conducted in the 
southern (parkland) portion of Manitoba covering Strata "A" and 'B"' as well as 
the operations of the banding crew and the special study area crew. 
Personnel 
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Aerial Crew - (Piper PA-18) 
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May Survey: C. D. Evans, Pilot, U. S.Fish and Wildlife Service, and 
N. G. Perret, Observer, Canadian Wildlife Service 
July Survey: J. D. Smith, Pilot, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and 
N. G. Perret, Observer, Canadian Wildlife Service 
Ground Crew - Special Study Area 
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Gerald Pospichal, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Barclay Cram, Manitoba Game Branch, and 
J. A. Serafin, Manitoba Game Branch 
Banding Crew 
Rex C. Tice, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
V. A. Blazevic, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Floyd Blackmore, University of Illinois, 
Hugh Erwin, Arkansas Department of Conservation, and 
Brice Metzger, Ohio Department of Conservation 
Other studies were carried on by University of Wisconsin students, 
Alex Dzubin in the pothole country, 5S. T. Dillon on the Delta Marsh, and Robert 
Klopman at Dog Lake, all under the auspices of the Wildlife Management Institute. 
Weather and Water Conditions 
The high water levels remaining at freeze-up in 1954 were followed 
by a mild open winter through January. Heavy snows in February and March, 
followed by a very rapid break-up in late March, filled the ordinarily dry potholes 
in the southwestern portion of the Province and caused severe flooding throughout 
the remainder, particularly in the river valleys and large marshes. This was 
