Table III - Brood Count Along the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River 
EIDERS 
Males Females Total Broods 
From Montmagny to Riviere-du-Loup: 
1952 - 0 170 170 64 
1951 - No Eiders seen. 
In 1951 no broods were seen. 
In 1952, 64 broods contained 101 adults (3.8 young per adult 
391 young: (6.1 young per brood 
From Riviere-du-Loup to Sainte-Flavie: 
1952 - 14 463 477 169 
1951 - 334 455 789 43 
In 1951, 43 broods contained 119 adults and (3.6 young per adult 
431 young: (10.0 young per brood 
In 1952, 169 broods contained 333 adults and (3.9 young per adult 
3 1,324 young: (7.8 young per brood 
From Sainte-Flavie to Matane: 
1952 - 20 187 207 10 
1951 - 242 269 511 3 
In 1951, 3 broods contained. 7 females and (2.4 young per adult 
17 young: (5.6 young per brood 
In 1952, 10 broods contained 31 adults and ( 2.3 young per adult 
73 young: (7.3 young per brood 
Total from Montmagny to Matane: 
1952 - 34 818 852 242 
1951 - 576 724 1,300 46 
In 1951, 46 broods contained 126 adults and (9.7 young per brood 
448 young: (3.5 young per adult 
In 1952, 242 broods contained 465 adults and (7.3 young per brood 
1,788 young (3.8 young per adult 
Other birds seen in 1952: 12 Surf scoters, 6 American mergansers, 
5 American goldeneyes. 
West End Lake St. Peter: 
5 broods of American goldeneyes were seen, against 4 last year. 
