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Area - Swift Current Southwest (Eastern "Short Grass" Prairies) 
(Bounded on the north by No. 1 Highway, east by No. 4 Highway, and 
on the south and west by the U. S. and Alberta borders.) 
1951 1952 . 1953 1954 
Size of sample - square miles 14 14 14 14 
Breeding pairs per square mile - May 8.1 27.5 33.9 38.0 
Number of water areas per sq. mi. ~ May 11.1 9.5 10.5 St 
No. of water areas per sq. mi. on July 15 
estimated to last all season 2.4 5.8 3.6 4.5 
Area - Swift Current north to South Saskatchewan River (Western Section - 
Mixed Prairie 
(Bounded south by No. 1 Highway, east by No. 4 Highway, West by 
Alberta border, and north by the South Saskatchewan River.) 
Size of sample - square miles 20 20 20 20 
Breeding pairs per square mile - May 17 43.4 57.7 41.6 
Number of water areas per Sq. mi. - May 15,3 11,2 10.1 Siok 
No. of water areas per sq. mi. on July 15 
estimated to last all season 4.7 4.4 4.1 2.8 
Area - North of South Saskatchewan River west of Highway No. 4 (Western 
Section - Mixed Prairie ; 
(Bounded by the South Saskatchewan River on the south, on the north by 
Township 34, on the east by Highway No. 4, and on the west by the 
Alberta border.) 
1953 Comp. 1953 
1951 1952 to 1952. new Trans, 1954 
Size of sample - square miles 16 16 15 32 32 
No. of breeding pairs per sq. mi. ~ May Es ae 36 64,2 52.0 36.8 
No. of water areas per sq. mi. - May 15.1 15.6 13.4 13.4 4.2 
No. of water areas per sq. mi. on July 15 
. estimated to last all season 5.2 5.4 4.3 6.0 1.7 
Area - North of No. 1 Highway, east of Highway No. 4 (Swift Current Area) 
(Western Section - Mixed Prairie) 
(Bounded by No. 1 Highway on the south, No. 4 on the west, on the north 
by Township 34, and on the east by Range 1, west of 3rd.) 
1951 1952 1953 1954 
Size of sample - square miles 25 23 25 25 
Number of breeding pairs per sq. mi. ~ May 11.2 39.3 55.5 34.5 
Number of water areas per sq. mi. - May 14.5 15.6 14.5 7.1 
No. of water areas per sq. mi. on July 15 
estimated to last all season eae 4.8 Sat 4.5 
