Table I - lowa Waterfowl Counts, Spring Population (1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952) Trend Data 
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DEWEY'S PASTURE WEST HOTTES LAKE 



Clay County Dickinson County 
406 Acres - 50% Censused 312 Acres - 25% Censused 
. 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 ** 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 
Species a 9 a 9 a Q a 9 ao 9 a 9 a 9 a 9 ao 9 a Q 
wk «2°. hl Bae Sa °°’ apogee wa aa pS sat we oo 
Gadwall l1 1 - - = - - - o.6h[€e - = ie. me a a 
B-w. teal 8 8 6 6 8 7 8 6 t oon 8 6 6 1 a - - 
Shoveler - - - = i, = 1 1 s mE ay Se s = 3: ee 
Redhead & 6 3 3 3 3 Z2 2 u - - - - i Se 
Lesser scaup - + -~ + 2 2 - - s - - - - a Ge - 
Ruddy duck z £ 36 63 5 1 2 - s “ - mk +1 a: 
Total ducks 15 15 14 14 22 16 16 11 e 8 6 7 1] 0 O 0 0 
Coot 20 28 - 25 21 d 30 0 5 0 
CHEEVER LAKE FOUR MILE LAKE 
Emmet County Emmet County 
341 Acres - 100% Censused 219 Acres - 100 % Censused 
1950 1951 1952 1949 1950 1951 1952 
Species or ro ro os rey a a 
Mallard 7 - 4 3 7 #3 Ge 2 6 3 8 5 7 2 
Pintail - - - - - - if « l - - l 1 
Shoveler - - - - - - - --* ] 1 2 - - - 
G-w. teal 1 - - - - - - ae: + * = : 
B-w. teal ll 2 9 #4 5 3 12 4 9 2 16 13 § - 
Wood duck - - ‘ee | - - - |l 1 - a “ a 
Redhead - - - - - - - - 4 b& - - 
Ringneck - - - - - - -_ - - - ‘aoe! se . 
Lesser scaup 2° 3 - - - - 6 a: He i. G 
Ruddy duck - = - - - + war = es 4 2 ne 
Total ducks 21 6 14 8 12 6 25 9 #1222 11 2.226 a4 3 
Coot 80 2 0 72 80 40 
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