Table 1 
UPPER CHESAPEAKE REGION 
WINTERING POPULATIONS OF WATERFOWL IN THE 


1953 
1954 
1955 
1956 
1957 
1958 
Average 
1953-58 
gS A 

Swans 45,000 45,000 72,000 20,000 35,000 17,000 39,000 
Geese 222,000 180, 000 269,000 242,000 185,000 103,000 200, 000 
Dabbling Ducks 322,000 239, 000 504,000 410,000 300,000 103,000 313,000 
Diving Ducks 568, 000 83'7,000 572,000 417,000 231,000 184,000 458,000 
Sea Ducks & 
Mergansers 33,000 24,000 49,000 13,000 13,000 22,000 26,000 
Coots 40,000 32,000 75,000 17,000 18,000 9,000 32,000 
Unidentified 
Ducks 12,000 4'7,000 46,000 3,000 5,000 1,000 19,000 
Total Waterfowl 1,242,000 1,404,000 1,529,000 1,122,000 787,000 439,000 1,087,000 
Table 2 
SPECIES COMPOSITION OF WINTERING POPULATIONS OF WATERFOWL IN THE 
UPPER CHESAPEAKE REGION (Percentages) 
. 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 cece 
Whistling Swan 4 os 5 2 4 4 4 
Canada Goose 18 11 18 20 23 22 17 
Brant + 2 + 1 + 2 1 
Snow Goose 0 + + + 1 + + 
Mallard 1 2 6 13 12 6 6 
Black Duck 11 6 15 13 Le 12 12 
Gadwall 0 0 + + + 1 + 
Pintail 5 3 4 6 6 3 > 
Green-winged Teal 0 + 0 0 + + + 
Blue-winged Teal + 0 0 0 0 0 + 
American Widgeon 8 5 8 4 3 3 6 
Redhead 4 5 7 9 6 7 6 
Ring-necked Duck + 0 + 1 + ) + 
