Table 3. Results of 1997 and 1998 waterfowl breeding pair surveys in the southern Yukon Territory.

SPECIES

TOTAL BIRDS

INDICATED PAIRS

CHANGE (%) FROM 97 TO 98

 

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 ***

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.