Show Waterfowl Cen Shows Good Numbers In Utah Tallies from the re recently completed winter whiter waterfowl census over Utah marshlands shows good numbers of ducks geese and other waterfowl wintering within the borders of the Beehive State TIlE TIIE COUNTS conducted Jan 3 the day after the 1963 waterfowl season came to a close found lound ducks of 01 all species on the states state's marshes marsh marsh- es along with geese geese swans and coots for lor a to tat tal wintering population of l 58 58 birds I IThe The counts conducted joint ly by personnel from state and federal agencies using both air and ground conveyances showed the current winter population pop pop- to be down by more than birds from last years year's wintering population of 01 ducks geese swans and coots IN COMPARING COl counts for forthe forthe the two years waterfowl pointed out that the 63 1962 wintering population was exceptional because of the extremely late winter Lower populations Ws this year are attributed largely to the tight freeze which m o 0 v e d across Utah's d s seary seary eary in December TilE TIIE SURVEY is conducted annually on the same days in aU all states comprising the Pacific Pa Pa- waterway flyway as a measure to determine carryover carryover carry carry- over of 01 brood birds from Irom the fall hunts and effects of 01 the past open season The full picture covering wintering waterfowl on the PacIfic flyway Byway is not complete until the tally from each state Is summarized |