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Table I - Waterfowl Data Collected in Western Ontario 

Sq. Mile Mal- Black Golden- Mer- 
Route Surveyed Ducks lard Duck Scaup eye ganser 
Manitoba Line - Sioux 35 63 3 - 22 1 23 
Lookout 
Sioux Lookout - Armstrong 34 38 ll 2 7 - 12 
Armstrong via Osnaburg - 27 15 1 l 4 - 5 
Pickle Lake 
Pickle Lake via Wright Lake 41 76 7 16 29 - 22 
Red Lake 
Red Lake - Bell Lake 13 8 9 - 5 - 1 
Bell Lake - Manitoba Line 13 38 14 - - 4 12 
Total 163 238 45 19 67 5 75 
Ducks seen per square mile 
1.46 
Percent by species * 21 9 32 2 36 
*211 of the 238 ducks were identified by species, but some of the 
"scaup'' may have been ringnecks. 
The average density of 1.5 ducks per square mile closely approximates 
the average for the pre-cambrian type in Manitoba. 
No comparable data are available for 1951. 
Northern Saskatchewan and District of Mackenzie 
This portion of the northern exploratory flights was conducted by observer 
A. S. Hawkins between May 28 and 31. A course was followed from Prince Albert to 
Fort McMurray, northeast to Livingstone Lake, northwest to Lake Athabaska, west- 
ward to Richardson Lake and then northward to Fort Smith. Where practical, data 
was recorded on a 1/4-mile transect basis. When necessary, transects were 
discontinued to permit scouting of the better waterfowl habitat. The data obtained on 
a transect basis showing waterfowl density and species composition are shown below 
in Tables II and III. 
Table II - Waterfowl Densities in Northern Saskatchewan and District of Mackenzie 
Transect Ducks Per 
Square Mile Ducks Geese Sq. Mi. 
Delaronde Lake to Jle a la Crosse 25 106 l 4.2 
Waterways to Livingstone Lake 94 69 7 0.7 
to Richardson Lake 
432 - 5.0 
Fort McMurray to Lac la Ronge 87 
Total 206 607 8 2.9 

