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2. Surveys to determine resident breeding populations indicate 
breeding pairs were present in numbers slightly lower than 1954 but above 
the six-year average. 
3. Nesting conditions were considered favorable for production. 
4. Brood surveys indicate increased numbers of broods compared 
to the past six-year average, with good survival indicated by the average num- 
ber of young per brood. 
5. Judging from the results of the various surveys, Michigan had 
a year of favorable waterfowl production. 
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LEGEND 
* Ground surveys on sample check areas 
Aerial transects for censusing breeding 
— pairs 
és Wag Ace Aerial transects for censusing broods 
