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Table [I - 
Breeding Population Indices - Southern Alberta * 
Species 
Mallard 
Pintail 
B-w. Teal 
G-w. Teal 
Cinn. Teal 
Gadwall 
Baldpate 
Shoveler 
Total Puddlers 
Redhead 
Canvasback 
Scaup 
Ruddy 
Buff. & Gldye. 
Total Divers 
TOTAL DUCKS 
Coots 
Average  % % Percent of Change 
Index 1953 Lone 1954 Lone 1954 Index From 
1950 to 1953 Index Males Index Males j|Av. (a) {| 1953 (b) 






























568, 130 899, 198 916, 460 
676, 288 865, 960 711, 580 
73, 362 60, 238 163, 316 
17, 988 9, 742 59,650 
1,418 1,418 198 
24, 898 18,294 50,916 
111,198 172, 842 166, 096° 
102, 754 152,410 167,058 

1,576, 036 2,180, 102 2,234, 858 
















29,656 40, 752 45, 330 


28,720 35, 628 50, 538 
111,794 122, 844 188, 942 
20, 784 13, 600 
11, 986 10, 462 
1, 778, 976 2,403, 388 a 555, 788 
53,018 91, 794 pee 167, 870 
* 64,300 Square Miles 


