Chippewa National Forest area have been the mallard, baldpate, golden-eye, ring- 
neck, blue-winged teai and wood duck. Table II illustrates the species composition 
Species Composition: The six main species of breeding ducks on the 
encountered since the inception of the census, 
Table II. = Species Composition. 
Year 
1937 
1938 
1939 
1940 
1941 
1947 
1948 
1949 
1950 
1951 
1952 
1953 
1954 

Mallard Baldpate Golden-eye B-w. Téal Wood duck Ring-neck Other 
32 
49 
45 
44 
47 
49 
52 
44 
43 
46 
48 
36 
37 
The species composition for 1954 gives a fairly true picture in regard to 
mallard, baldpate, golden-eye and blue-winged teal. 
be materially increased by the number of mated pairs observed during the census. 
Brood averages: 
for each year since 1937. 
20 
10 
15 
15 
11 
19 
13 
19 
17 
17 
12 
34 
22 
22 
23 
28 
21 
14 
7 
10 
ob bh A PO 
Production 
me New 
1 
he NN bh POU bh OM OO Ww 
Re NM WWD WwW & 
— 
The population of ring-neck will 
Table III illustrates brood averages for the mallard duck 
The brood average of Class III mallards for the total 
survey area was 5.5 comparable to the 6.5 all time average. 
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