Estimated Total Nesting Pairs 
i71 
Total Fall Population 

Species 19511952. 1953 1954 1951 1952 1953 1954 
Canada goose 2,000 2,560 2,300. 2,570 13,350 14,200 12,830 14,300 
Mallard 4,460 7,120 5,430 5,410 23,540 50,980 32,620 38,800 
Pintail 1,970 2,440 1,130 1,280 7,190 16,230 6,380 8,200 
Gadwall 1,475 820 710 610 9,250 6,810 4,710 5,000 
Cinn. teal 1,150 770 630 640 5,400 4,840 4,130 4,500 
Redhead 875 430 700 710 4,770 2,410 5,200 5,400 
Ruddy duck 295 100 =190 180 1,500 440 1,260 1,100 
Shoveler 235 250 140 230 1,500 1,880 630 1,500 
Scaup’ 150 140 130 60 880 1,010 1,040 400 
Others 250 150 230 160 1,990 800 1,230 800 

Total Ducks 
Total Coots 
e. 
1,710 
Remarks: 
1,650 3,600 
10,790 12,220 9,290 9,280 
Zz, 800 
56,020 85,400 57,200 65,700 
12, 800 
9,770 
21,050 
16, 800 
This area had a 12 percent increase in breeding pairs of 
The 
Canada geese and a similar gain in the total fall population. 
breeding duck population remained stable, but better production 
increased the fall population by 15 percent over 1953. Breeding 
coots were down 22 percent, and the total fall population decreased 
20 percent from 1953. 
7. Klamath Basin (Tule Lake, Clear Lake, and Lower Klamath Refuges) 
a. Area - 35,000 acres of water and marsh plus surrounding agricultural 
lands. 
b. Type - Great Basin. Natural and managed marsh area. 
c. Coverage - Ground observation 1951, 1952, aerial, 1953, ground and 
aerial in 1954. 
