PACIFIC FLYWAY 
BRITISH COLUMBIA 
Weather and Water Conditions - 
The spring of 1954 appears comparable, in many ways, with the 
spring of 1950. Runoff was much delayed and the season was about three 
weeks late. In the interior, snow was still present in the bush at 
elevations about 3000 feet on May 21, and lakes at 3500 feet and above 
were still frozen tight. During the late spring, lakes and sloughs in 
the Okanagan and Cariboo valleys were well filled with water. In the 
upper Columbia Valley the water level rose to more than eight feet 
above normal. It is condiered that Canada geese, md probably many ducks, 
suffered a fairly heavy nest loss to flooding in this area. 
The cool wet weather of the spring has continued into mid-summer. 
Water levels in lakes and potholes are noticeably higher this year, in 
some cases as much as one foot. Water conditions are most favorable to 
waterfowl production. 
Breeding Population Indices - 
Following are the results of the aerial survey between May 13 
and 18: 
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Table I. SPRING AERIAL SURVEY - CARIBOO, CHILCOTIN, PRINCE GEORGE AREAS 

1950 1951 1952 1953 “1954 
Square Miles sampled 0.3 7.7 75.0 98.3 99.0 
Ducks per square mile 9.1 11.3 8.5 10.4 10.2 
Canada Geese (total seen) 23 34 17 47 1h 
Prince George area not covered in 1954. 
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