Estimated Total Nesting Pairs 

'-Total Fall Population 
173, 

Species 1951 1952 1953 1954 1961 1952 1953 1954 
Canada goose 3,500 3, 200 2,850 3,305 24,850 19,240 17,562 21,070 
Mallard 40,543 51,580 40,380 35,695 217,240 271,930 156,990 175,020 
Pintail 2,477 3, 280 Zz, 100 2,375 11,125 21,260 10,110 14,240 
Gadwall 8, 280 5, 800 6,040 5,450 63,600 41,550 54,650 42,230 
Cinn. teal 3, 823 4,790 3,435 3,695 27,250 27,040 17,910 22,470 
Redhead 5, 763 3, 380 3, 760 6,405 50,220 24,810 34,560 535,300 
Ruddy duck 5,323 1,510 1,950 3,225 39, 660 9, 340 9,730 23,360 
Shoveler 934 1,120 925 810 8,010 8,460 3; 630 5,410 
Scaup 1,150 290 235 150 9, 880 2, 240 1, 680 1,270 
Others 820 610 545 490 7,340 3, 250 2, 740 2,450 
Total Ducks 69,042 72,369 59,370 58,295 434,325 409,890 292,000 339, 750 
Total Coots 10,154 13,790 25,150 16,110 64,300 61,970 89,250 94,470 
e. Remarks: The accumulated data indicates that the Canada goose 
breeding population was up 16 percent, while the fall population 
increased 20 percent over 1953, The increased number of 
Canada peese is encouraging as it breaks the gradual decline that 
was recorded in past years, Band returns from the hunting season 
indicate that fewer resident geese were harvested last fall than 
in other years, which might have resulied in the increased number 
of breeders this spring. 
The breeding duck population remained abot the same as last 
year, but the fall population increased 16 percent over 1953. 
The nesting coot population was down 36 percent, but good pro- 
duction resulted in a 6 percent increase in the fall population over 
1953. 
Banding 
During the summer and fall 19, 793 ducks, 2,924 Canada geese and 768 coots 
were banded on seven major waterfowl areas prior to September 15, Species, sex 
and age data are presented in the following table. 
