Show lW- lW Begin their I Migration y ring migration of oC water- water ns under way as evidenced If J the thousands of oC birds ing and feeding on Utah before moving to the their r nesting grounds to surveys conduct- conduct by the Division of Fish Game lEAK EAK MIGRATION is exited ex ex- ted on the marshes durI dur- dur I Ithe the first two weeks of Hi ril Those birds remaining er er r early May will proby y select a nesting site I raise their broods on one onee the e excellent state-managed state es around the Great I l' Lake Mallards allards are one of thet the l st t t common nesting birds with Red- Red Utah BUtah p. p Ut h along ids and Cinna- Cinna h n Teal I tl t NADA ANADA GEESE are the nesting geese found Cound on iti Jh marshes and are the sliest lest nesting waterfowl I I roans and Snow Geese Ving ing through Utah are Iced ed for nesting grounds If r the Arctic Circle Circle- Both ties Cles will return this fall I. I to provide hunting for sportsmen sports sports- men on local marshes A LARGE NUMBER of Canvasback Canvasback Canvasback Can- Can ducks migrate through Utah although they ordin ordinarily will not be nesting here as aswill aswill aswill will the Redhead another common diving duck Redhead ad ducks are coming coming coming com com- ing from wintering areas along the gulf coast of Texas and the gulf coast of lower California The excellent marshlands here apparently are very attractive as they hold birds from these divergent divergent divergent diver diver- gent locations ONE POTENTIAL problem for ducks is noted this spring Early nesting birds may find their nests under water from flooding of low marshland marshland marshland marsh marsh- land areas If this occurs the affected birds probably will renest However second attempts are sel seldom om as successful as initial nesting BIOLOGISTS will be conducting conducting conducting con con- ducting their their- annual aerial a survey to determine the number number number num num- ber o of breeding pairs of waterfowl waterfowl waterfowl water water- fowl on local marshes in May |