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BROOKS AREA - ALBERTA 
(Area 1 of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service) 
Fred Sharp 
This study area, a cooperative undertaking by Ducks Unlimited and 
the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, extends along one side of the old No. 1 
Highway from the town of Brooks to Suffield and totals 4.8 square miles. 
Counts of breeding pairs were made in early spring but the area was 
soon dry except for irrigation water. 
A full report by Allen G. Smith is available elsewhere in this 
publication under "Waterfowl Breeding Ground Surveys of Special Study Areas." 
STRATHMORE AREA - ALBERTA 
(Area 2 of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service) 
George Freeman 
Weekly runs of this 26-mile transect were made in spring and early 
summer by George Freeman of Ducks Unlimited. Nest searches were also made 
and brood counts at the end of June and July. 
The results of this work and that of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service in the area are fully reported by Allen G. Smith under the section 
"Waterfowl Breeding Ground Surveys of Special Study Areas" in this publication. 
CARON POTHOLE STUDY AREA - SASKATCHEWAN 
W. G. Leitch 
The study area is fully described in the Special Scientific Report 
No. 25 "Waterfowl Populations and Breeding Conditions - Summer 1953," 
Heavy snowfall, a quick thaw and run-off followed by a two-inch rain 
in early May resulted in the highest water levels since our work in the area 
began and in the memory of the oldest inhabitants. 
The results of the breeding pair count made May 18 and 19 are given 
in Table I. Although made five days earlier than in previous years, the results 
should be comparable as phenologically 1955 was considerably ahead of 1954 at 
this date. 
