Table I - Number of Broods and Potential Broods Observed in New Hampshire in 1951 and 1952 
Based on Comparable Coverage 
WHITE CUNN, SOUTH- SOUTH- 
somerie NORTH ___MTS. ___VALLEY __ LAKES _EAST __ WEST _ COASTAL _ TOTAL 
1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 19527 1951 1952 195i 1952 T951 195 
‘Mallard | 
Broods 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 l oO 0 0 2 
Potential Broods 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 l 0 0 0 0 0 l 0 
082 
2 
Total 0 ] 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 ] ] 
a 
Black duck 
Broods 5 12 5 1] 5 7 2 8 5 11 11 11 6 4 39 = 64 
Potential Broods 11 2 l 2 2 1 6 5 12 4 2 9 5 ] 39 a4 
Total 16 14 6 13 7 8 8 13 17 15 13 20 ll 5 78 88 
Wood duck 
Broods 11 4 5 3 12 4 16 19 2 18 22 13 0 3 68 64 
Potential Broods | 0 4 0 4 1 23 11 12 4 15 9 ] 4 60 29 
Total 12 4 9 3 16 5 39 30 14 22 37 22 1 7 128 93 
Ring-necked duck 
Broods 2° 1 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1] 6 
Potential Broods 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 
Total 2 2 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ll 8 
Goldeneye 
Broods 17 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 13 
Potential Broods c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 
Total 19 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 13 
Hooded Merganser 
Broods 12 12 l 0 1 0 3 4 0 l 0 2 1 0 18 19 
2 1 0 0 0 0 l l 0 0 0 0 l 0 4 2 
Potential Broods 
Total 14 13 l 0 1 0 4 
Le 


American merganser . 
Broods 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 
Potential Broods 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
Total 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0. 2 5 
TOTAL BROODS 52 48 20 19 18 3611 21 31 7 30 330 aT 7 7 158 173 
Total Potential Broods 16 4 5 3 6 2 30 «(17 25 8 17. —s 18 7 5 106 £57 
2 25 22 24 813 51 48 32 = 38 50 45 14. 12 £264 230 
GRAND TOTAL 68 5 

