20 
last year, continuing a gradual increase since 1949. A drop of approximately 
15 percent in the number of lesser scaup ducks was recorded. The complete 
picture of the breeding ground survey in the Cariboo is given in the following 
table. 
Table I - Comparative Counts - Cariboo Parklands - Spring 

Species 1946 1947 1949 1950 1951 1952 
Whistling swan - - - - 1 & 
Canada goose - - - - ~ 2 
Mallard 39 35 10 35 61 107 
Pintail 12 15 1 19 10 18 
‘Baldpate 73 56 13 28 53 4] 
Gadwall - - - - = 2 
G-w. Teal 7 19 2 5 11 19 
B-w. Teal - , - - - 31 12 
Shoveler 5 9 2 5 l2 15 
Redhead 12 28 32 32 37 32 
Ringneck 3 7 - - z - 
Canvasback 21 17 25 20 31 11 
Lesser scaup 403 467 155 476 241 205 
Goldeneye 57 116 66 136 142 175 
Bufflehead 79 100 30 117 89 95 
Ruddy duck 31 42 28 59 92 91 
Unidentified - - - - “ 1l 
Total ducks 742 901 364 932 812 834 
Total Coot 447 167 35 170 154 107 
The results of the aerial survey in the Cariboo, Chilcotin, and Prince George 
regions are given in Tables II, III, andIV. 
Table II - Aerial Survey - Cariboo Parklands 

1950 1951 1952 
Square miles sampled 20.5 28.4 25.0 
Ducks per square mile 11.5 Laue 7.7 
Percent Species Composition 
Scaup 35.1 43.1 40.6 
Goldeneye 26.7 225 9.1 
Mallard 18.2 30.2 13.3 
Bufflehead 8.4 7.3 20.3 
Baldpate - 6.0 15.4 
Canada geese (total seen) 14 14 13 
