PACIFIC FLYWAY - Continued 
on the water by this date and many of the broods were from 3 to 
5 weeks old. It is concluded that the large increase in adult 
birds in northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories that 
were displaced from drought areas in the south will produce 
relatively few ducklings this year. 
Only in Alaska, Montana, and Wyoming were breeding 
conditions and production judged to be better than last year. 
However, these increases will in no respect offset the reduction 
in production from the other important breeding areas. 
As mentioned above, there were increases this year in 
the number of adult birds in the breeding range supplying the 
Pacific Flyway. However, an average fall flight is made up of 
more young than adults. In view of the sharp reduction in 
number of young produced this year it is estimated that there 
will be at least a moderate reduction in the fall flight of 
ducks this year in the Flyway. It is anticipated that the 
reduction will be greater for pintails than for mallards. 
Although canvasbacks and redheads are not important ducks in 
the Pacific Flyway, breeding conditions for these two species 
were particularly adverse this year and it is anticipated that 
there will be a drastic reduction in the populations of these 
two species. 


' On the basis of an increase in the wintering popula- 
tion of geese it is estimated that there may be a small increase 
in the populations of these species. 
The breeding habitat for coot has been very adversely 
affected by the drought and it is anticipated that the fall 
population of this species will be sharply reduced as compared 
to last year. 
The wintering population of brant was much reduced as 
compared to last year (- 68%). Although reports from the 
breeding areas in Alaska indicate favorable production this 
summer, the reduced size of the breeding population leads to the 
conclusion that the fall flight of brant may increase somewhat 
over last year, but will still be well below the average of the 
past several years. 
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