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Black Ducks - Young birds were awing early this year and appeared in summer 
concentrations in mid-July, as compared with early August last year. All indica- 
tions point to a good season for this species, but many of the small marsh areas 
have been vacated owing to dry weather. 
Pintail - Although this species is not an important contributor to the shooting in 
this region, it is interesting to note that the colony in the New Brunswick-Nova 
Scotia border area has climbed out of the slump which it has been in for the last 
four years. 
Teal - Both species of teal did well this year, particularly the blue-wing which 
appears to have recovered from last year's set-back. 
Ringneck - The ringneck also had a good season and survey results now leave no 
doubt that this species is second in abundance to the black duck. It would seem to 
be even more widely dispersed than the black in the inland lakes of Nova Scotia. 
Goldeneye - The goldeneye also had a successful season. This species is common 
locally in the lower Saint John Valley and the Miramichi River basin in New 
Brunswick, and in the Baddeck area of Nova Scotia. 
Banding 
During banding operations 198 flightless young were banded with the 
aid of a Labrador retriever and approximately 320 ducks were trapped in the 
New Brunswick-Nova Scotia border region. 
