159 
during this count were Class I size. In District 4 an attempt has been made to 
correlate aerial counts of breeding pairs and brood trend route counts. This com- 
parison is shown in Table V. On.-these routes in 1954, broods were observed for 
65 (64 percent) of the 103 pairs counted in the aerial survey. In 1955, broods were 
observed for 59 (63 percent) of the 94 breeding pairs recorded. 
The results of all brood counts taken in the State are given in Table VII. 
Banding 
f 
In the Canada goose banding program this year, emphasis was again 
placed on catching as many "locals" as possible. The results are shown in Table 
VIII. 
Table I. - Idaho Canada Goose Aerial Count, 1955. 
Area Pairs Groups © Total 
Snake River Drainage 
Farewell Bend to R.R. bridge 460 248 1,168 
Payette River (mouth of Emmett) 110 41 261 
Strike Dam to American Falls Dam 95 77 267 
American Falls Dam to Wyoming line 
via South Fork 71 36 178 
North Fork including Henry's Lake and 
| Island Park 43 185 271 
Teton River (South Fork) 22 12 56 
Mud Lake-Camas National Wildlife Refuge 96 28 220 
Gray's Lake 124 43 291 
Blackfoot Reservoir 54 198 306 
Miscellaneous 14 - 28 
Bear River Drainage 
Dingle Swamp Area 171 132 474 
Bear River (Dingle to Utah line) 16 - 32 
Deep Creek (Oxford Sloughs) 14 3 31 
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Total : 1,290 1, 003 3,583 
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