24 
Production 
Brood averages recorded in Table VIII have again shown a slight decline. 
However, as it was possible to have only one observer in the field during the 
production survey, the number of broods tallied this year was down accordingly. 
This would, no doubt, have some bearing on the average brood size. 
Midsummer counts in the Cariboo, Okanagan and Kamloops regions are 
recorded in Tables IX, X and XI. Due to weather conditions and car trouble, 
waterfowl information was not obtained from Minnie and Douglas Lakes in the 
Nicola area this summer. The number of birds known to be on these lakes would 
increase considerably the figures for 1952 given in Table X, 
Consideration of all available data indicates an increase of at least 15 percent 
in the number of waterfowl produced in British Columbia this year. All species, 
excepting Barrow's goldeneye which is down slightly, have shown increases toa 
greater or lesser degree. 
Table IX - Midsummer Counts - Cariboo Parklands 

1950 1951 1952 
Species Adult Young Adult Young Adult Young 
Unidentified ducks - - - _- 102 7 
Mallard 41 24 57 50 129 24 
Pintail 29 rat 1 - 10 9 
Baldpate 52 82 63 67 28 64 
Gadwall ; - - 2 16 1 - 
G-w. teal 24 30 14 37 28 32 
B-w. teal 62 13 6 9 4 14 
Shoveler 7 17 [ 5 7 21 
Redhead 14 24 Z1 67 10 72 
Canvasback 9 25 9 Ze 35 27 
Lesser scaup 222 2)! 174 293 212 257 
Goldeneye 142 169 216 306 239 110 
Bufflehead — 46 46 42 36 110 68 
Ruddy duck 33 6 36 16 89 19 
Total ducks 695 484 642 924 1, 004 724 
American coot 158 369 283 
