
Table IV - Species Composition of Waterfowl Breeding Populations in 
Southern and Northern Utah - 1955 and 1956 
Northern Utah Southern Utah 
Species 1955 ©»©1956 1955. ~~ + ©»©1956 
Redhead 26.1 39.1 20.4 9.8 
Mallard 20.4 18.0 3325 31.4 
Cinnamon Teal 21.8 15.6 22.01 20.6 
Gadwall | 11.5 8.5 8.6 8.7 
Ruddy Duck 3.4 7.9 6.7 11.5 
Pintail 8.8 5.0 4.7 8.1 
Shoveler 6.2 4.9 = eal 4.9 
Blue-winged Teal ie 0.6 OFZ 2.8 
Green-winged Teal 0.6 0.4 055 1.9 

Total 100.0% ° 100. 0% 100.0% 100.0% 
Production Indices - 
An effort was made to count goose broods over most of the State. How- 
ever, only those areas which were counted in both 1955 and 1956 are listed in 
the following table. There were probably more broods on some of the areas 
listed, but only birds actually seen were listed. | 
Table V - Counts of Canada Goose Broods - 1955 and 1956 
Percent Change 

Broods . . Loung of Total 
Area | 1955 1956 1955 1956 Young 
Round Valley 8 5 40 28 - 30 
Cutler Reservoir 16 14 82 80 ~ 2 
Public Shooting Grounds 7 10 29 35 + 21 
Bear River Refuge & Vicinity 
230 320 1,150 4,600 + 39 
Ogden Bay Refuge 56 54 240 248 + 3 
Farmington Bay Refuge 36 28 162 140 - 14 
Scipio Lake 1 6 8 25 +213 
Fool's Creek Reservoir 2 8 12 48 +300 
Redmond Lake 5 10 30 56 + 87 
Gunnison Reservoir 23 17 102 92 - 10 
Clear Lake Refuge 4 4 17 19 + 12 
Total 388 476 1,872 2,371 + 27 
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