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<br />1 <br /> <br />Table 2 shows ehe species composition of the waterfowl <br /> <br />breeding population sne their eseimated production Ft toe <br /> <br />lllanca ,IEA in 1976. :'!allards comprised nearly one-third <br /> <br />of both the breeding popul.tion (64 pairs or 31 percent) <br /> <br />and production (?5 ducklinga or 32 percent). Other <br /> <br />important nesting species in decreasing order of duck- <br /> <br />lings produced ~ere pintails (70 ducklings). green-winged <br /> <br />teal (40), gadwalls (35), end blue-winged teal and <br /> <br />cinnamon teal in combination (30). <br /> <br />Table 2. ~stimated waterfowl production. Blenca Wildlife Habitat Area. <br /> <br />'976. <br /> <br />Species <br /> <br />Breerling Pa irs <br />No. Percent <br /> <br />Broods <br />No. Percent <br /> <br />Young Produced' <br />No. Percent <br /> <br />,^) <br /> <br />Halla rei <br /> <br />64 <br /> <br />31. <br /> <br />19 <br /> <br />32 <br /> <br />95 <br /> <br />32 <br /> <br />Blue-winged teal) <br />Cinnamon teal ) <br /> <br />39 <br /> <br />19 <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br />30 <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br />Shoveler <br /> <br />37 <br /> <br />18 <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />15 <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />Pinta iJ. <br /> <br />27 <br /> <br />13 <br /> <br />14 <br /> <br />23 <br /> <br />70 <br /> <br />23 <br /> <br />Gad~'all <br /> <br />20 <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />12 <br /> <br />35 <br /> <br />12 <br /> <br />(',een-"inged teal <br /> <br />15 <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />8 <br /> <br />13 <br /> <br />40 <br /> <br />, 3 <br /> <br />Arne dca n ' Kidgeon <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />15 <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />Total Ducks <br /> <br />206 <br /> <br />100 <br /> <br />60 <br /> <br />100 <br /> <br />300 <br /> <br />100 <br /> <br />Canada goose <br /> <br />12 <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />22 <br /> <br />Total Viaterfowl <br /> <br />218 <br /> <br />66 <br /> <br />322 <br /> <br />Precise estimaces of waterfowl harvest at the Blanca w~ <br /> <br />J <br /> <br />are not available but it is estimated at 150-300 ducks for <br /> <br />-10- <br /> <br />c C 2'71 G <br />10102 <br />