TABLE E-40.--Waterfowl breeding population indexes, eastern Ontario, Quebec, and 
Labrador, 1955-63 















Ducks; 
Dabblers: 
Mal lard---------------------------------- 9,500 50,000 
Black duck--------+-------+-------------- 288 , 700 193,400 
American widgeon----------------+-------- -- 5,600 
Green-winged teal------------------+----- 4,000 “30, 700 
Pintail------------------+-------~--.~---+- 3,300 13,700 
Wood duck-----+---------2 0-24 ee eee -- 700 
Subtotal------------------------+------ 262, 800 305,500 -- 294,100 
Divers: 
Redhead -----------------+-+----------+---- 900 -- 
Canvasback----------------------+-------- -- s TO0 
Scaup------2--- 2 nn es ene eee 76,500 201,900 U 37,000 
Ring-necked duck------------------------- -- 2,900 R 24 ,900 
Goldeneye-------------------------+----+- 254,400 154,500 Vv 46 400 
Bufflehead------------------------------- -- 21,500 E 7,000 54,600 
Old squaw-------------- ---------- 2-5-2 === -- -~ ¥ -- 1,100 
Ruddy duck~----<-------8---e-2 0-2-2 -een- -- -- “- 1,000 
Subtotal---------------------------+--- 331, 800 380, 800 fae 55,300 165,700 
Miscellaneous: 
Scoter-------+-----------4----------+--- +e 72,600 53,700 -- 21,800 
Merganser --------+--~---~----~--- sen-nan--- 288,700 265 ,600 32,400 210, 300 
Subtotal--------------------------------- 361, 300 319, 300 232,100 
Total ducks-----------------------------+- 955,900 1,005,600 214,100 691,900 
Geese: 
Canada goose*------------------------------ 64,900 108, 4.00 27,900 55,700 

Totals ----------------------------------- 1,020,800 1,114, 000 po 2h2 ,000 T47,600 
1 Data not comparable because of timing of survey. 
This survey does not cover the principal goose areas. 
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