Table I - Breeding Pair Inventory Based on Cross-Country Transects 
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Black duck 57 (67.1) 78 (55.7) 48 (26.4) 60 (15.8) 83 (14.0) 234 (28.5) 
Mallard - - = = = = c. . : " * 
Pintail . é - - : - 2 (0.5) 2 (0.3) 2 (0.2) 
Wood duck - - 2 (1.4) - - - < . m z ‘ 
Blue -winged teal - - - - - - - * - - 2 7 
Green-winged teal - - - - - - 8 (2.1) 17 ( 2.8); 8 (1.0) 
Goldeneye 2 (2.3) 19 (13.6) 55 (30.2) 71 (18.7) 234 (39.2) 146 (17.7) 
Ring-necked duck 14 (16.5) 25 (17.9) 4 (2.2) 2 (0.5) 4 (0.7 %&ry (2a) 
Scaup - - - - - - 44 (11.6) 44 (7.5) - - 
Old squaw - - - - - - - - 8 (1.3) e 7 
Merganser 12. (14.1) 16 (11.4) 75 (41.2) 186 (49.2) 158 (26.4) 416 (50. 5) 
Scoter - - - - - - 6 (1.6) 11 = ( 1.8) - ~ 
Eider < - : - : S = 2 7 (4.pC : 
Unidentified - - 4 - 47 - 64 - 99 = 87 - 
Total ducks 85 (100.0) 144 (100.0) 229 (100.0) 443 (100.0) 697 (100.0) 910 (100.0) 
Size of sample (sq. Mi.) 76 90 196 426 725 549 
Ducks per sq. mile L. Fe 1.61 1.17 1.04 0.96 1. 66 
Total Game Ducks * 73 128 154 248 481 494 
Game Ducks / sq. mile 0.96 1,45 0.79 0.58 0.66 0.92 
Canada geese - - - 37 392 11 
Canada geese /sq. mile - - - 0.09 0.54 - 
Water Areas 399 457 1,041 7,775 19, 196 3, 057 
Water Areas / sq. mile 5,24 5.10 5.19 18.25 26.47 5.62 
*Excluding merganser, scoter, eider, old squaw and scaup (where not in breeding territory). 
The figures in parenthesis represent percent composition. 
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