136 
Table II. - Number of Nests Counted on Apple Island, June, 1954. 
Species 1954 
Bider 734 
Black duck 29 
No comparative data are available. Of the eider nests 8.9 percent had one or 
more eggs hatched. Average clutch size was between 4 and 5 eggs. 
Tabie III, - Brood Survey, Riviere-du-Loup to Matane, July, 1954. 

Broods Young Adults 
1954 1953 1954 1953 1954 1953 
Riviere~du-Loup to Ste-Flavie 301 272 1,551 1,453 442 437 
Ste-Flavie to Matana 54 46 458 411 99 94 
Total 355 318 2,009 1,864 541 531 
Ratio Young per Adult 
1954 cs 
1953 3.3 
Breeding success for Eiders along the St. Lawrence River was approximately 
the same in 1953 and 1954, 
