TABLE E-41.--Waterfowl population indexes by strata, eastern Ontario, Quebec, and Labrador, May-June 
1955-56 and ‘1962! -63 
Mixed boreal Open boreal and forest tundra 
Ducks: 
Dabblers: 
Mallerd --------- 
Black duck ------ 
American widgeon 




3,900! 9,000} 23,300 --| 4,900 com) 2h, FOO 
78,900] 72,000}111, 900 |153,500]193, 300] 14,000 1ho, 300 








Green-winged teal 4,700 
Pintall --------- 10,400 
Subtotal------- 16 ,100/17,200]28,800] 64,200] 81,500] 83,500/100,100}148, 8001164,900] 204, 800| 14,009} 160,100 
Divers: 
Redhead---------~ -- 
Canvasback------=- aa 
Scaup------------ 10,400 
Ring-necked duck- 6,600 
Goldeneye ------- 52,100 
Bufflehead ------ 19,000 
Ruddy duck ------ = = a -- 
Subtotal ------ | -- | 4,900 11,600] 27,600] 99,600/192,900] 61,900} 93,9001230,400/183, 000] 37,300] 88,100 
Miscellaneous: 
Scoter -----~----- -- 32,400] 27,400 -- 4,200} 50,200] 26,300 46,400 
Merganser ~------ ec ARES 2,100 ee 100] 21,500/181,100/276,400] 37,000 86, »600 | 395 , 300} 387, 800) 46, 600 237,900 
sancins—-- [335] 8] 30] 0 x= 
+ ae ducks ----- eee 000/2 Frag 5, ae ils, oe 394, 6001 550, 200) | [333,500] 640, 600) SOL, 900| eee r532, 500 
Cantiao ieee. 3,300] 50,000] 33,305) 26,800] 61,600] 58,400] -- | 95,700 
ot Data 1962 not comparable because of time of survey. 




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