BRITISH COLUMBIA 
PACIFIC FLYWAY 
Weather and Water Conditions - The winter of 1952-1953 was mild with 
little snow. Water levels in potholes and creeks was considerably below 
normal in early May but good rains since that time have brought them up to . 
average, Weather and water conditions were favorable to a successful hatch. 
Breeding Population Indices - 

Spring Aerial Surveys = Cariboo, Chilcotin and Prince George 



1950 1951 1952. 1953 
Square Miles Sampled 80,3 87.7 75.0 98.3 
Ducks per Square Mile. 91 11,3 8.5 10,4 
Canada Geese (total seen} 23 34 OF 47 
Spring Aerial Survey - Columbia Valley 
| 1950 1951 1952 1953 
Ducks per square mile 19.9 10,1 12,0 19,5 
Canada geese per square mile 20.1 17.4 19.7 25,.3 
Canada geese 1,612 1, 395 1,575 2,025. 
Swan 2 10 1 1 
Mallard ! 773 402 445 576 
Baldpate 167 83 155 103 
Greenewinged teal 24 - 14 - 
Blue-winged teal 83 7 1 © 
Canvasback . 27 3 = £0 
Scaup 18 9 53 3 
Goldeneye | 79 97 65 91 
Bufflehead 2 21 9 18 
Others . . Oe 49 33 88 49 
Unidentified | | 376 135 130 705 
Total Ducks ai 1,598 790 960 1,555 
Percent Change 1952 to 1953 
17 
+62 percent 
