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INTRODUCTION 16 io aa oo Be Us wee Bele ere bes blah a Be la aaa By Sy gey eee oer 1 
SCOPE OF INVESTIGATIONS AND METHODS USED........ Ar ‘ 1 
Waterfowl kill survey.............0c50086. sed aaa rac eats El, 8, l 
Wing collection survey... ........ 00000 ce eaees oe eee 5 3 
Winter survey........ fe NEE as sgrd a tie a Ve te tee ae ee Dae oe ane . 4 
Breeding ground survey.........,....e6.. $b. coe hte De aise ow aN 5 
PMD shentig ts, op AP ya erate a hoe eam: mle eR Reet ingen: w igre nae Shae me 6 
Preseason banding AT i Ser ena errs Ae eee ‘ es ape ne ‘ 6 
Wood duck banding... .......,. 0.000. ee eee eee an eeae 6 
Summer waterfowl banding, Alberta: Saskatchewan, Manitoba, ‘gad 
Northwest Territories, Canada.............0cc06 7 
Summer waterfowl banding in the Dakotas, Nebraska, and Minne- 
OU i Sn ein eae PN a Wainy gee ane, Eek ee GPR Een he teccdet atone eat aay Ls 8 
Hunter opinion survey ..........000c0cc000- is US Be Pale og 9 
Purch slaw: Sales ss) cots Pst. nt Se ghee ee ak eae Nor ee 2 Ge! CAP cae i 11 
Waterfow] Status: sae 4 2: o4:40s Soe a. Wal ely eG ate ae pe ba vleld 11 
PAC TE NGS WAY Begs sis Se. oad Garis Wie ate: ais woe et atend Mth Se id 
Waterfowl kill survey........... 5 ee beers BA eae eighties (lie 
Wing collection survey, .........02e00. ate a abet rasee dee mas RUSE le 
Winter survey. .....+e eee eeee n'a! Fem, Seen on op eae 24. Pe CS Peet 12 
Breeding ground survey.......... We SO as, Tabeoieer, st Saeeet od 13 
PLAS acs steee Gas Ba-e an aa s At ewawe tenants, “ame lu Sy US atau ay taller a eons ballets 13 
Northern Alberta, “Northeastern: British Columbia, North- 
west Territories, and Yukon, ......000c 0 eee eevrvees 16 
Southern Alberta,....... oh alae Gaia nse i rae abe ee eae rea 18 
“oO.  Waeshinptone ys .%eee terse tos) otis Mele, Scere ce ceo) Sse 68s Sl nates” ee 
re POPE BOT. % Rice atch cies treet ah ln eohar itnts Bethan Bs e MeatBGE 22 
Galifornia 4 shapes 4185 Bas 6 oS gs Ray sh eaceel ca Meg te tag Nivn'at Varah, ams aiigs ae 
PSV GO AIM. Orato, “Sa viesi sind rhe eka Wel URE aT Mea tee cal hee ices “ele pe ues 23 
Wat +, or eae ase ay Vala + Saerecdaya wean te Se ag ee A OL” re 
Tahoe aw eee es . both eet Meets aie sire awe bah Pe i« eo 
CENTRAL PLYWAY <4 gules « ate ha BEd tauccgty? at biel scetigeel “20 
Waterfowl kill survey. ........ Mee: ea eee Re ee Ly Pee ee 
Wing collection survey........ OOO Bie dear Etre bon mee . 26 
Winter survey....... A Le Stites ee ee Ho PRR ATER Pig blake. Ole Peg 
Breeding ground Gur Vey yoo ttwetecn eka w le abel ettecd See ats) «Sea 8 fea 724 
Southern Saskatchewan. ........ shag gee, Calta: Redes te, kee a woke me Hy ee 
Miantaie st 8 cccct tal A fe eewrtt oa) op Ova es iether Octo tee etotet he od 
Tri-State Area, North and South Dakota, and Minnesota eoreare oe 32 
North Dakota a vocab eek anim, cote cae le ee el oo ee le . 34 
Mebra slaty. te ofl bal bi ele gy 2 ale oe <3 5s re areas te ec ainda Toma oe te 34 
We VOTING A art er wera de ob olin tal iw w Via Sf Gea woe del) eel eh i.e el oO 
Colorado......... Ene, Bees, es Ears panied et ted dean ee 36 
MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY . 2. es eee eer new eee eat ci ee oP es whe 37 
Waterfowl kill 6urveys « ac buts le ee Oe ee eel kk ow welt ets ate SF 
Wing collection survey... . 2 eee eee eee ees asin beets alates a 2S . 
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