
Summary of Pacific Flyway Waterfowl Indices 
During the past several years there has been a general trend upward in 
the wintering population of wate stow ly) in th e Pacific a a 
Waterfowl -- The 1956 index for waterfow! is 8 percent above the average 
level for the seven-year period 1950-1956 and compared to 
individual years is: 
8 percent above 1955 
2 percent below 1954 
6 percent above 1953 
16 percent above 1952 
10 percent above 1951 
24 percent above 1950 
Ducks - The 1956 index for the Pacific Flyway is 10 percent above the 
| average level for the past seven years and a-compe ted to 
individual years is: 3 
7 percent above 1955 
equal to. 1954 
6 percent above 1953 
14 percent above 1952 
28 percent above 1951. 
19 percent above 1950 
Among the ducks, the indices are: 
1. About the same for: pintail, mallard, shoveler, 
green-winged teal and scaup. a 
2. Notideably up for: baldpate and ruddy. 
3. Noticeably down for: gadwall, canvasback and 

goldeneye. 
Geese = The 1956 poose index is 6 percent below the average level for 
the seven-year period 1950-1956 and compared to individual 
years is: 
10 percent above 1955 - 
8 percent above 1954°°.-— 
equal to 1953 
4 percent above 1952 
48 percent below 1951 
29 percent above 1950 
Among the geese, the Canada and snow are noticeably up, while the 
cackling goose was down. 
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