
PACIFIC FLYWAY 
and is expected to reach the 1950 base year level this year. The 
abundance of Class I broods and the lack of Class III broods indicates 
a later hatch of from one to two weeks. Average brood size is com- 
parable to past years 
Production appears to be somewhat above normal in the 
remainder of the major nesting areas in west-central Nevada. The 
redhead gadwall, mallard and cinnamon teal are the principal nesting 
specie inthis area. Production is estimated to be from one week to 
10 days earlier this year throughout this area. 
Geese Canada goose production 1s comparable to last 
year at Washoe Lake. In good water years. such as the past two have 
been. total goose production is between four and five hundred birds on 
this area. This is the principal nesting area for Canada geese in 
Nevada. Another high density goose nesting area located just north of 
the Reno-Sparks area is the Spanish Springs Ranch. Production, this 
year. was up 87.0 percent from the static population of past years. 
Total estimated production on this area is 200 geese. 
Canada gecse breeding pairs increased one-third at Still- 
water Wildlife Management Area with total production on comparable 
areas beingtup 50 0 percent. ‘Average brood size was up to 3.7 young 
this year compared to the 2.6 young per brood observed last year. An 
additional 40 geese were.prioduced at Leter Reservoir on the Management 
Area. This is the first time that any goose production has been observed 
on this area and is hoped to be indicative of an upward trend in the breed - 
ing population at Stillwater . 
The molting population of Z, 700 Canada geese at Pyramid 
Lake this year was 40.0 percent above last year's population. 
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Conclusion 
Qver-all duck production 1s forecast to increase from 5.0 
percent to 10.0 percent in the western region. An increase from 10 0 
percent to 20.0 percent is expected in the northeastern section of the 
State. 
Canada goose production is generally up about 50.0 percent 
from last year and conditions seem to be indicative of a general build-up 
in the over-all breeding population for the western part of the State. 
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