103 
Area - Wynyard North (Spruce Aspen Forest) 
(Bounded on north by the Melfort-Tisdale railroad line, on the east 
by the Manitoba boundary, on the west by Range 30 west of 2nd, and 
on the south by Township 34.) 
1951 1952 
Size of sample - square miles 17 no comparative 
Breeding pairs per square mile - May 4,4 data 
Number of water areas per sq. mile - May 27.5 
Number of water areas expected to last all 
season on July 15 - square miles 4.6 
Summary 
Total Provincial sample - square miles 164 161 
Breeding pairs per square mile 10.9 30.1 
The transects indicate a Provincial increase in the number of breeding 
pairs of almost 200 percent. The greatest gains were registered in the western 
half of the Province, particularly in the area south of Swift Current and in the 
Kindersley district. May water conditions were similar to 1951 in the western 
part of the Province but the number of ponds was reduced in the east. July 15 
transects showed sufficient water to be present in all areas to carry the duck crop 
through to maturity. In the western part of the Province, sufficient water is 
present to produce a duck crop for 1953. The eastern part, however, will 
require a good spring runoff. 
Manitoba 
Area - Northern (Aspen Parkland 
(North of No. 1 Highway, West of Portage la Prairie.) 
Size of sample - square miles 26 30 
Breeding pairs per square mile - May 40.9 30.6 
Number of water areas per sq. mile - May = 7.8 
Area - Southern (Prairie) 
(South of No. 1 Highway, West of Portage la Prairie.) 
Size of sample - square miles 30 31 
Breeding pairs per square mile - May 19.2 15.0 
Number of water areas per sq. mile - May 4.1 - 2.6 
Summary 
Total Provincial sample - square miles 56 61 
Breeding pairs per square mile ~ 29.3 22.7 
