Show Waterfowl Survey Completed I The annual winter mid-winter waterfowl water water- owl fowl survey completed recently re- re by state and federal game management personnel showed nearly birds spending the winter months on Utah marshlands ALTHOUGH the total number number number num num- ber of waterfowl surveyed is up from last winters winter's birds it does not necessarily indicate that more ducks and geese were here during the fall migration and hunting sea sea- son John Nagel waterfowl biologist biologist biologist bio bio- logist for the Utah Division of Fish and Game pointed out the number of birds wintering wintering wintering win win- here depends on the weather During a mild winter winter winter win win- ter more birds rem remain in in Utah and this is the reason for the large increase this winter WINTER MID surveys are area a cooperative effort with the Division of Fish and Game and the Bureau of Sports Fisheries Fisheries Fisheries Fish Fish- eries and Wildlife Both fixed wing aircraft and automobiles are used to cover prime wintering wintering wintering win win- areas of waterfowl throughout the state Mallards were the most common common common com com- mon duck Green Wing Teal were the second most abundant duck Pintail Widgeon Gadwall and Gold- Gold also showed up during I Ithe Ithe the survey but in fairly low I numbers CANADA GEESE Whistling Swans and Coots were also counted in the survey which covered 1750 miles by air and miles by automobile The tally of birds in Utah will be combined with surveys conducted in all other states in inthe inthe inthe the Pacific Flyway Information tion gathered in other flyways I I Ibe across the United States will willbe willbe be used to form a picture of the continental population of I existing ducks and geese AFTER completion of field fieldwork fieldwork fieldwork work the information collected is key punched and run through computers In addition to range work on deer range Coles and Peder- Peder son inventoried the Mountain Goat range potential in the Salt Lake area prior to the introduction of Mountain Goats in 1967 ROCKY MOUNTAIN Bighorn Sheep ranges near Brigham City were also inventoried when these animals were released in into into into in- in to this area from Canada and Wyoming Studies in 1969 will cover deer herd units 53 54 55 I and and |