Table 5 
SAMPLE COUNTS OF WATERFOWL ON FRESH ESTUARINE BAYS 
Sept. Oct. Dec. Jan.~Feb. Mar. April 
Square Miles Covered 35 75 1.1 09 20.3 3.2 
Whistling Swan 9 10 = 3, 5. 672 5,870 5 
Canada Goose 6 2,655 1,684 3,230 7,496 10,50 
Mallard 165 350 3 2 9 
Black Duck 825 2,200 1,453 150 68 162 
Gadwall 50 
Pintail 2,355 9,585 517 1 352 
Blue-winged Teal nh 10 1 
American Widgeon 770 32,200 100 3h7 15h 
Wood Duck lu 
Redhead 2,300 19 6 11h 21 
Ring-necked Duck 1,000 165 111 23 
Canvasback 17,000 143,868 1,587 3,359 92 
Scaup 22,800 25,500 ha 2,801 Soh 
Common Goldeneye 10 30 10 29 8 
Bufflehead 12 12 2 
Ruddy Duck 600 3L5 67 22 
Hooded Merganser 1h 
Common Merganser 86 148 58 18 
Red=-breasted Merganser 3 112 9 
American Coot 450 8,483 255 11,797 2,091 
Total Waterfowl 4,694 99,253 177,632 5,848 32,607 13,560 
Waterfowl per Square Mile 13) 1,323 161,8h 6,498 1,606 ,237 
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