ATLANTIC FLYWAY 
Summary (continued) 
Ducks 
Geese 
Brant 
Swan 

. Coot 

The index this year is 35 percent above the average for 
the past 5 years, and compared to individual years, 
stands: 
20 percent above 1952 
41 percent above 1951 
69 percent above 1950 
' 74 percent above 1949 
Among the duck species, scaup, baldpate, ringneck, 
redhead, scoter, and eider remained about the same, 
as compared to last year, Black duck, pintail, canvasback, 
mallard, wood duck, ruddy, goldeneye, and blue-winged 
teal increased noticeably, while green-winged teal 
decreased, | 
The -1953 index for geese was 42 percent above the average 
level for the period 1949-1953, and compared to individual 
years, stands; 
60 percent above 1952 
65 percent above 1951 
58 percent above 1950 
51 percent above 1949 
Both Canada and snow geese, the two important species in 
the Atlantic Flyway, increased noticeably, 
The brant index was 48 percent above the average for the 
past 5 years, and eompared to individual years, stands; 
49 percent above 1952 
37 percent above 195] 
101] percent above 1950 
106 percent above 1949 
The 1953 swan index is 40 percent above the average for the 
1949-1953, period and compared to individual years, stands; 
54 percent above 1952 
63 percent above 1951 
81 percent above 1950 
33 percent above 1949 
The 1953 coot index is 74 percent above the average for 
the past 5 years, and compared to individual years, stands; 
159 percent above 1952 
150 percent above 1951 
111 percent above 1950 
62 percent above 1949 
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