Table I. - Comparison of 1954-1955 Data on Waterfowl Breeding Pair Survey with Index Figure on Total Birds 
_ by Strata - Quebec and Labrador. 
Mixed Boreal Main Boreal Open B. & F. Tundra* Total 
Species 1954 1955 1955 1955 1954 1955 1954 1955 % Change 
Black Duck 9,926 7,351 129,835 55,242 185,865 118,697 325, 624 181, 290 - 44 
Goldeneye 14,062 1,470 180,109 61,601 175,222 119,430 369, 393 182,503 - 51 
Ringneck 10, 340 - 36,119 - 2,938 - 49,297 - - 
Pintail 4,136 - 976 ~ 2, 838 2,931 7,950 2,931 - 61 
Scaup - - - 4,687 36,179 41,764 36,179 46,451 + 28 
Merganser 16, 544 5,146 185,478 97,092 168,128 101,113 370, 150 -203, 351 ~ 45 
Scoter - - 3,417 25,780 88,675 41,764 92,092 67, 544 - 27 
Unidentified 5,790 4,411 31,726 114, 167 60, 299 231,533 97,815 350,111 +258 
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Total Ducks 60, 798 18,378 567,660 358,571 720,042 657,232 1,348,500 1,034,181 - 23 
Favored Ducks 44,254 13,232 378, 765 235,699 463,239 514,355 886,258 763, 286 - 14 
Canada Goose 8,272 - 2,440 3,348 134,077 64,478 144, 789 67, 826 - 53 
Sq. Mi. Covered 72.0 40.5 372.5 540.0 534.5 517.5 979.0 1098.0 
Sq. Mi. in Stratum 29, 780 180, 820 379, 180 | 589, 780 
Total Ducks/ 
Sq- Mi. 2.042 0.617 3.139 1.983 1.899 1. 733 2.286 1.754 
Favored Ducks 1,486 0.444 2.095 1, 304 1,222 1.357 1,503 1.294 
Canada Goose 
Per Sq. Mi. 0.278 - 0.013 0.019 0. 354 0.170 0. 245 0.115 
ee eg NN 
* Open Boreal and Forest Tundra. 
+ Excluding Merganser and Scoter. 
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