Table Il. - Spring Waterfowl Survey, Maritime Provinces - Aerial Comparison, 1954 - 1955, 


Preferred Game Ducks Others Total Pref. 
‘ Unid. & Scoters & Total Game 
Year Black Pintail G-w.T. B-w.T. Ring. Gold. Scaup Others Eiders Merg. Ducks Ducks Geese Brant 
1954 296/159 3/3 13/4 10/3 64/37 1/0 0/0 Scoters 9/13 4,954 4,408 887 2,204 
335 
2,162 0 170 - 416 337 29 158 Eiders 47 
50 
1955 365/199 5/2 14/2 7/1 51/1056/21 4/0 12/2 Scoters 99/1 5, 898 5,135 2,420 2,162 
2,537 0 98 16 222 463 215 98 172 291 
NB. Explanation of Figures: - 296/159 
2,162 296 - pairs seen; 159 = lone drakes; 2,162 = birds in flocks. 
For the purpose of obtaining total number of ducks, pairs and lone drakes are doubled and added to birds in 
flocks, e. g.: 
296/159 
2,162 - 3,072 (Total blacks 1954 survey) 
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