
97 
Saskatchewan 
Area - Swift Current Southwest (Eastern "Short Grass" Prairies) 
(Bounded on the north by No. 1 Highway, east by No. 4 Highway, 
and on the south and west by the U. S. and Alberta borders.) 
1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 
SS ee 
Size of Sample - Square Miles 14 14 14 14 14 
Breeding Prs, /Sq. Mi. - May 8.1 27.5 33.9 38.0 44.4 
No. of Water Areas/Sq. Mi. -Mayll.1 9.5 10.5 9.1 11,0 
No. of Water Areas/Sq. Mi. on 
July 15 Estimated to Last All 
Season Pr 2.4 5.8 3.6 4.5 5.3 
Area - Swift Current North to South Saskatchewan River (Western 
Section - Mixed Prairie) (Bounded south by No. 1 Highway, east 
by No. 4 Highway, west by Alberta border, and north by the 
South Saskatchewan River.) 
1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 
‘mm 
Size of Sample - Square Miles 20 20 20 20 z20 
Breeding Prs./Sq.Mi. - May 17 43.4 57.7 41.6 38,0 
No. of Water Areas/Sq. Mi. -Mayl5. 3 11.2 10,1 5.1 10.3 
No. of Water Areas/Sq. Mi. on 
July 15 Estimated to Last All 
Season 4.7 4.4 4.1 z.8 5.2 
Area - North of South Saskatchewan River West of Highway No. 4 
(Western Section - Mixed Prairie) (Bounded by the South Saskatchewan 
River on the south, on the north by Township 34, on the east by 
Highway No. 4, and on the west by the Alberta border.) 
‘53 Gomp. ‘53 New 
1951 1952 to'52  Transects 1954 1955 
Size of Sample - Square Miles 16 16 15 32 32 33 
No. of Breeding Prs. /Sq. Mile - . 
May 13.5 36 64.2 52.0 36.8 32.8 
No. of Water Areas/Sq. Mi. -Mayl5. 1 15.6 13.4 13,4 4.2 14,1 
No. of Water Areas/Sq.Mi. on 
July 15 Estimated to Last All 
Season 5.2 5.4 4.3 6.0 LT 3.7 
