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Show Annual winter waterfowl survey ends The annual mid-winter waterfowl wa-terfowl survey completed recently re-cently by state and federal game management personnel showed nearly 53,000 birds spending the winter months on Utah marshlands. Although the total number of waterfowl surveyed is up from last winter's 21,000 birds, it does not necessarily indicate that more ducks and geese were here duiing the fall migration mi-gration and hunting season. John Nagel, waterfowl biologist biolo-gist for the Utah Division of Fish and Game pointed out the number of birds wintering here depends on the weather. During a mild winter more birds remain re-main in Utah and this is the reason for the large increase this winter. Mid-winter surveys are a cooperative co-operative effort with the Division Di-vision of Fish and Game and the Bureau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife. Both fixed wing aircraft and automobiles are used to cover prime wintering areas of waterfowl throughout the state. Mallards were the most common com-mon duck censured. Green Wing Teal were the second most abundant duck. Pintail, Widgeon, Gadwail, and Golden-eye Golden-eye also showed up during the survey, but in fairly low numbers. num-bers. Canada Geese, Whistling Swans and Coots were also counted in the survey which covered 1750 miles by air and 450 miles by automobile. The tally of birds in Utah will be combined with surveys conducted in all other states in the Pacific Flyway. Information Informa-tion gathered in other flyways across the United States will be used to form a picture of the continental population of existing ducks and geese. The Drifters League Team w L Brookside Market .... 50'- 37 Westside Market .... 49 39 Elliotts Cafe 48 40 The Gift Shop 41 47 Garys Hair Design ... 38 50 Valley Packig 371,, 50i Ind. high series: Ida Mae Holt, Garys, 452; Mary Lou Llewellyn, Westide, 444; Venice Ven-ice Beals, Westside, 440.' High team game: Westside Market, 572: |