
PACIFIC FLYWAY 
Table II - Continued - 
Public Shooting 


Ogden Bay Farmington Bay Grounds 
Species 1955 1956 1955 1956 1955 1956 
Redhead 426 475 126 132 114 151 
Shoveler 157 135 38 27 12 18 
Green-winged Teal 12 15 ] 2 2 1 
Blue -winged Teal 26 30 l 2 l ] 
Ruddy Duck | 74 85 25 16 6 8 
Total 2,071 2,112 435 423 289 367 

In the census of Canada geese on State waterfowl areas, birds which 
were paired were counted as breeding pairs even though they might not nest. 
Ground counts were started on several new areas in 1955. Many of 
these areas were again counted this year. Table III gives a comparison of 
the birds counted on these areas. 
Table [II - Ground Counts of Breeding Populations in Selected Areas of Cache 
and Central Utah Counties - 1955 and 1956 
1955 1956 
Lone Lone Ind. Lone Lone Ind. 
Area Prs. Male Female Pop. Prs. Male Female Pop. 
Cutler Resv. 116 96 424 121 92 426 
Clearlake Ref. 98 44 18. 320 303 78 5 772 
Lower Sevier L. 159 29 4 384 85 35 4 248 
Gunnison Resv. 28 6 | 68 12 2 2 34 
Scipio Lake 24 7 2 66 13 8 42 
Fool's Cr. Resv. 19 2 42 3 6 18. 
Redmond Lake 32s 4 72 17 1 36 
Olsen's Clough 24 Z 52. 38 11 6 110 
Rocky Ford Resv. 13 7 26 2 10 24 
Topaz Marsh 76 23 2 202 47 23 6 152 


Total 589 213 26 61, 656 521 ©174 23 1,436 


Most of the areas in southern Utah showed a slight decrease in breeding 
population. This could be attributed to the drought conditions in this section 
of the State. Clearlake Refuge was an exception in this area with a large 
increase in breeding population. Habitat conditions have been recently im- 
proved on this area. | 
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