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. Summary 
1. The breeding ground survey was again carried out in the spring of 1954. 
Aerial transects in Cache County and the Sevier River drainage were eliminated. 
Ground counts replaced the transects in the Sevier River area. Supplemental data 
was gathered on key State waterfowl refuges. 
2. Extreme drought conditions on Utah's marshlands reduced the nu mbers of 
waterfowl nesting there and lowered the brood survival. 
3. .The aerial survey covered 108,6 square miles. A total of 6,282 ducks and 
geese were counted on these flights for a total of 48.2 birds per square mile. This 
was a decline of 20 percent from last year. . 
4. Ground counts on key waterfowl areas indicated a general decrease in the 
breeding population of these areas, 
