Table 3. Results of 1997 and 1998 waterfowl breeding pair surveys in the southern Yukon Territory.
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SPECIES |
TOTAL BIRDS |
INDICATED PAIRS |
CHANGE (%) FROM 97 TO 98 |
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|
1998 |
SE |
1997 |
SE |
1998 |
SE |
1997 |
SE |
TOTAL p |
IND.PRS.p |
|
Mallard |
150 |
18.2 |
101 |
15.7 |
84.2 |
7.7 |
55.6 |
8.6 |
49 ** |
51 ** |
|
Gadwall |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0 |
0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
-67 |
-100 |
|
Eurasian Wigeon |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0 |
0 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
American Wigeon |
196 |
51.3 |
153.4 |
36.1 |
80.6 |
8.6 |
77.4 |
13.6 |
28 |
4 |
|
American Green-winged Teal |
268.2 |
127.4 |
85.8 |
32.4 |
66.2 |
12.5 |
43.2 |
11.7 |
213 |
53 ** |
|
Blue-winged Teal |
15.8 |
3.7 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
9.8 |
2.5 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
778 * |
717 * |
|
Cinnamon Teal |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Northern Shoveler |
132 |
27 |
26.8 |
8.3 |
54.2 |
11.4 |
17.6 |
5.2 |
393 ** |
208 ** |
|
Northern Pintail |
51 |
17.1 |
22 |
6 |
27.4 |
7.8 |
15.6 |
3.8 |
132 |
76 |
|
Dabbler sp. |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
|
TOTAL DABBLERS |
814.4 |
222 |
391.4 |
90.8 |
323 |
38.6 |
211 |
40.2 |
108 * |
53 *** |
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Merganser |
1.6 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
-33 |
-57 |
|
Red-breasted Merganser |
1.6 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
14 |
0 |
|
Redhead |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
100 |
100 |
|
Canvasback |
16.4 |
10.4 |
9.6 |
3.7 |
6.6 |
3.9 |
6.4 |
2.6 |
71 |
3 |
|
Scaup sp. |
217.6 |
52.4 |
206 |
46.5 |
84.6 |
14 |
75 |
14.7 |
6 |
13 ** |
|
Ring-necked Duck |
122.4 |
26.8 |
69.6 |
15.6 |
32.2 |
8.8 |
27 |
9.4 |
76 |
19 |
|
Common Goldeneye |
1.4 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
1 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0 |
25 |
|
Barrow's Goldeneye |
118.6 |
32 |
87.8 |
13.2 |
54.8 |
7.2 |
53.4 |
5 |
35 |
3 |
|
Bufflehead |
73.2 |
9.5 |
58.2 |
5.2 |
40.4 |
3.9 |
34.8 |
2.2 |
26 |
16 |
|
Oldsquaw |
0.2 |
0.2 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
-94 |
0 |
|
Harlequin Duck |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
White-winged Scoter |
5.2 |
2.7 |
4.6 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
1.3 |
1 |
0.8 |
13 |
180 * |
|
Surf Scoter |
2.2 |
1.7 |
11.2 |
6 |
1.2 |
1 |
1.6 |
1 |
-80 |
-25 |
|
Ruddy Duck |
2 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
1 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
43 |
-17 |
|
Duck sp. |
3.6 |
1.6 |
6 |
3.8 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
-40 |
100 |
|
TOTAL DIVERS |
563.4 |
73.8 |
457.2 |
65.3 |
227.2 |
17.4 |
204 |
23.9 |
23 |
11 |
|
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|
|
|
Greater White-fronted Goose |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
Canada Goose |
4.6 |
1.1 |
8.4 |
3.3 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
-45 |
50 |
|
TOTAL GEESE |
4.8 |
1.2 |
8.4 |
3.3 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
-43 |
50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Red-necked Grebe |
18.2 |
1.4 |
18.8 |
3.1 |
6 |
0.9 |
7.8 |
1.4 |
-3 |
-23 |
|
Horned Grebe |
29.2 |
4.7 |
29.2 |
3 |
12.4 |
2.4 |
10.4 |
2.2 |
0 |
19 |
|
TOTAL GREBES |
47.4 |
5.6 |
48 |
4 |
18.4 |
2.8 |
18.2 |
3.2 |
-1 |
1 |
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Loon |
1.8 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
350 * |
|
|
Pacific Loon |
5.6 |
1.4 |
6 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
-7 |
0 |
|
TOTAL LOONS |
7.4 |
1.6 |
6.4 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
16 |
18 |
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tundra Swan |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
-50 |
0 |
|
Trumpeter Swan |
6 |
2.3 |
4.4 |
1 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
36 |
22 |
|
Swan sp. |
0 |
0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-100 |
0 |
|
TOTAL SWANS |
6.4 |
2.6 |
5.6 |
1 |
2.4 |
1.4 |
2 |
0.3 |
14 |
20 |
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|
TOTAL WATERFOWL |
1446 |
299 |
920 |
129.5 |
574.6 |
57.3 |
438 |
61.4 |
57 |
31 ** |
Probability that 1998 means are different from 1997 means as determined by paired t-tests comparing surveys 1 to 5 in 1997 with surveys 1 to 5 in 1998. *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.