Table IX. - Percent of Broods in each Age Class, Road Count. 
: 1954 
Age Class 1950 1951 1952 1953 7725 8/12 
I 49 47 39 64 63 46 
II 19 23 22 17 31 28 
III 32 31 39 18 6 26 
Total Aged 283 379 282 229 150 350 
Table X.- Broods on the 120 Study Potholes. 
7/8 - 23/52 Ube 23 753 7/12 - 23/54 7/25 - 8/12/54 
Sp. Comp. Sp. Comp. Sp. Comp. Sp. Comp. 
Species Birds Percent Birds Percent Birds Percent Birds Percent 
Mallard 35 34 43 46 11 25 27 27 
Gadwall 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 
Baldpate 4 4 4 4 0 0 5 5 
Pintail 10 10 7 8 6 14 4 4, 
G-w. teal 7 7 zZ i 0 0 2 2 
B-w. teal 16 15 10 11 6 14 18 18 
Shoveler 4 4 5 5 1 2 7 7 
Redhead 3 3 7 8 l 2 0 0 
Canvasback 7 7 11 12 9 21 10 10 
Lesser scaup 5 5 2 2 4 9 2 2 
Ruddy 6 6 0 0 ] 2 18 18 
Others 6 6 Ps 2 4 9’ 4 4 
Total 104 93 44 98 
Age Class No. Birds % No. Birds % No. Birds % No. Birds % 
I 32 36 39 60 22 57 28 39 
Il 14 16 12 19 12 31 16 22 
ITl 44 49 14 22 5 13 28 39 
90 plus 65 plus 39 plus 72 plus 
14 unaged 28 unaged 5 unaged 26 unaged 
Trend 2 3 -11% of 1952 58% of 1952 Not comparable 
to 1952 
