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Table IV - Waterfowl Broods by Size and Age Classes - Montana 
Average Brood Size 
Medicine Lake 
Species 
1951 
Mallard 4.40 
Gadwall 7.25 
Baldpate 5.47 
Pintail 4.69 
G-w. teal 4.25 
B-w. teal 6.79 
Shoveler 5.27 
Redhead 6.18 
Canvasback 7.26 
Scaup 35 
Ruddy duck 5.30 
Coot 2.00 
1952 
5.69 
1951 
5.3 
Av. Class III Broods 
Eastern Montana Trend 
1952 
5.7 
Average Brood Size 
Freezout Lake 
1951 
6.6 
7.2 
4.6 
1952 
7.0 
7.9 
6.4 
8.0 
