TABLE E-42,--Total waterfowl population indices, eastern Ontario, Quebec, and Labrador, 
May-June 1955-56 and 1962-63 


















Species 1955 1963 
Ducks: 
Dabblers: 
Mallard------------------4--+----------- 900 47,200 
Black duck--~-----------------+--+~-------- 247,400 2T4 , 700 
American widgeon-------------+-.---+----- 1,900 4,000 
Green-winged teal------------------.~--+- 900 27,700 
Pintail-------~---~--------------------- 11,400 19,500 
Subtotal -----------------------------=- 262,500 305,500 142,900 373,100 
Divers: 
Redhead nan nee ene en nn ene nr nnn ene me -- 
Canvasback-----------------+------------ 2,200 500 
Seaup----+--------------------+--------- : 18,800 39,400 
Ring-necked duck--------+---------------- -- 26 , 800 28 , 300 
Goldeneye------~------+----+-----«-----+-- 254,400 18,700 TT, 300 
Bufflehead-------+-------------+-+------- -- 42,700 64,100 
Ruddy duck----------------+------------- -- 1,600 -- 
Subtotal---~-----------------------+---- 331,800 380, 800 110,800 209,600 
Miscellaneous: 
Seoter—Hes-n-ep eer ae be ose serene 82,600 53,700 -- 50,600 
Merganser------------------------------- 288, 700 265,600 88,700 34.6 , 000 
a oo a 396,600 
Total ducks--------------------------- 965 ,600 1,005,600 342,400 979, 300 
Canada goose---------------------+--~---- 64,900 108,400 33,405 122,500 
Total waterfowle---------------------- 1,030,500 1,114, 000 375,805 1,101,800 


1 Data 1962 not comparable because of time of survey. 
TABLE E-43,--Percent lone drakes, eastern Ontario, Quebec, and 
Labrador, 1955-63 



Mixed boreal--------------------------- 22.2 7.1 45.1 23.0 
Main boreal---------------------------- 39.1 14.5 4O.4 41.2 
Open boreal and forest tundra---------- 27.6 15.5 50.0 7.0 

pastes (euteendes) oe te? 
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