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Table I - Results of Avsrial Broo. Sampling in 1951 
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Ducks Observed Ducks Observed Population 
Total Size Size of Sample in Sample per Sq. Mile Index 
Strata Type. in Sq. Miles in Sq. Miles Broods Pairs Broods Pairs Broods Pairs 
Glaciated L, 535 8.5 0 0 0 
Piedmont 1, 361 9.4 0 0 . 0 
Oak-Pine 2,445 7.8 0 0 0 
Atlantic Slope 1, 702 22.8 l 04 74.6 % 
Estuarine Marsh - ¥ z 
Unditched 108 22.9 52 2 2.27 ~ 244.4 o 
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Ditched 219 11,0 11 5 1.0 9 219.0 2 
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Rivers 188 * 63 1 ~ 02 ms 2.6 2 
Lakes 133 * 80 2 a 03 o 3.4 
Inland Marsh 8.8 1 0 2 0 0 
*Linear Miles, 

Table II - Results of Aerial Brood Sampling in 1952 

Ducks Observed Ducks Observed Population 
Total Size Size of Sample in Sample per Sq. Mile Index 
sbnatar Type Mtoe. pales in Sq. Miles Broods Pairs Broods Pairs Broods Pairs 
First Check 
Estuarine Marsh 
Unditched 108 9.3 8 29 . 86 3.12 92.9 336.8 
Ditched 219 8.5 0 8 0 . 94 0 205.9 
Atlantic Slope 1,702 22.8 2 - 09 ~ 149.2 ~ 
Second Check 
Estuarine marsh 
Unditched 108 9.3 18 12 1.93 1,29 209 139.3 
Ditched 219 8.5 4 9 -47 1,06 103 231.9 
Atlantic Slope 1,702 22.8 0 ~ 0 - 0 -- 
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