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Table 6. ‘Trends in May Waterfowl Populations by Species - Southern Manitoba - 1953-1959 
Species : 1953 _ 1954 1922 1956 1997 1958 1959 

Pintail 46,000 62, 400 129, 500 150,000 99,300 73,100 40,800 
Mallard 150,100 252,500 355,700 491,000 500,000 490,500 303,600 
Baldpate 12,900 17,100 27,700 26,700 2h ,700 33, 000 29,600 
Shoveller 3,600 18, 800 25,100 27, 800 38, 300 28,200 36,000 
Gadwall 8,100 8, 300 8,200 5,000 5,500 7,700 4,900 
B. W. Teal 38, 800 66,700 87 , 800 53,200 62,700 12h ,900 140, 800 
G. W. Teal - 7,900 3,900 1,700 3, 400 7,200 4,500 
Scaup TT, 900 40, 300 54,000 78,800 60,200 70,500 48,000 
Canvasback 11,600 30, 300 28, 4.00 39,200 31, 4oo 56,600 17,900 
- Redhead 12,000 17,600 25,200 20,900 16,900 26,600 23, 300 
Ringneck - 4,100 1,500 7,000 3,800 5,600 9,900 
Ruddy - 4,500 12, 300 6,700 7,000 6,200 8,700 
Goldeneye - 6,400 4,000 4. 500 5, 400 2,300 9, 300 
Bufflehead - 7,900 5,700 1,900 LOO 3,400 3,900 
Other ~ 600 300 2,400 1, 300 900 - 
Total 361, 000 545,400 769,300 916,800 860,300 956,800 681, 200 

Note: This table does not include those birds recorded as "flocked ducks." 
Except for scaup, this category was important only in 1958 and 1959. 
