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Table 1. Species Indices (Aerial) - May 1959 Waterfowl Population - Southern Saskatchewan 

| STRATA | - Province 
Species A-East A-West B-East B-West C Totals 
Ac TST SS OS Dasara oon -nsecomensini 
Pintail 31,900 112,700 157, 800 36,900 Lh 500 383, 800 
Mallard 320,600 416,700 766,800 250,100 101, 400 1,855,600 
Baldpate 37,900 33, 300 735300 28,800 9,500 182,800 
Shoveler 33,100 20,400 TT, 000 26,500 10, 400 167, 400 
Gadwall 10,100 23,700 26,100 9,000 3,000 71, 9C0 
B. W. Teal 93, 500 21,700 23,600 12,800 1,500 153,100 
G. W. Teal 3,500 2,000 9,900 2,800 - 18, 200 
SUS TOLL 5 et ke ne Re ae a ee ha wee. mat ie aie a rege Tr 
Surface Ducks 530,600 630,500 1,134,500 366,900 170, 300 2,832,800 
cea ae ET a I EN = a OE EE TR A TT PT a OT GT I POSSE OP NR ef TORR 
Scaup 28, 400 26,500 39,800 58,600 8,000 . 161, 300 
Canvasback 16,000 6,800 22 , 4.00 15,100 3,900 64,200 
Redhead 13,600 4,100 12,400 9,000 2,000 41,100 
Ringneck 2,400 2,000 16,100 9,500 900 30, 900 
Ruddy Duck Trace 7; 500 8,700 500 900 17,600 
Goldeneye | 600 - 2,500 500 - 3, 600 
Bufflehead Trace 700 5,000 6,600 - 12, 300 
Seoter Be - 1,200 6,100 - 7,300 
Merganser - ‘(00 - - - 700 
- Sub-Total Divers 61,000 48,300 108,100 105,900 15,700 339, 000 
GRAND TOTAL DUCKS | 591,600 678,800 1,2h2,600 472,800 186,000 3,171, 800 
Coolant OO IO ON an SOOO, IR On on CO enon 
Ponds 60,200 L500 in 6 783,400 
227, 100 160, 334, 90 21» +00 13,000 2 

