Counts of Common Species Observed During

the Mid-Winter Waterfowl Inventories

Species Year Black Duck Goldeneye Merganser Oldsquaw Canada Goose 1971 2250 2100 1020 1820 3 1972 4280 1930 2400 31 1 1973 2430 1380 1110 78 8 1974 2770 1420 890 5 3 1975 3080 1770 1500 141 210 1976 2820 1070 2490 200 - 1977 2360 780 2570 35 16 1978 5220 890 2770 8 110

The above information showing fluctuations in numbers of common

waterfowl species wintering on Prince Edward Island

over the

past eight years was submitted by the census taker:

Randy Dibblee

Waterfowl and Furbearer Biologist Prince Edward Island

Fish and Wildlife Division

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