. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 26 CALIFOKXJA FISH AND (iAAFE. FIGURE 5. Ring-necked duck in nest trap. Phofograph by William Anderson. were found dnriiip- 1052 (Miller and Collins;, 1954) and 24 nests were located dnring 1957 (Rieneeker and Anderson, 1960). In addition to further study on variable conditions affecting renest- ing, information is needed on the renesting habits of the more heavily- hunted species such as the mallard. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Shasta Forest


. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 26 CALIFOKXJA FISH AND (iAAFE. FIGURE 5. Ring-necked duck in nest trap. Phofograph by William Anderson. were found dnriiip- 1052 (Miller and Collins;, 1954) and 24 nests were located dnring 1957 (Rieneeker and Anderson, 1960). In addition to further study on variable conditions affecting renest- ing, information is needed on the renesting habits of the more heavily- hunted species such as the mallard. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Shasta Forest Company of Redding, California, granted the Department of Fish and Game permission to conduct waterfowl studies on lands under their administration. Thanks are extended to the folloAving members of Project 30-R: Warren C. Rieneeker for operating the incubators and raising the ducklings; Dale Horn for recording the data obtained during the study and assisting with the nest trapping; Richard Wheeler, Victor Simpson, Ma the w Keller, J. R. LeDonne, and A. E. Xaylor for assisting in collection of the field data. We are indebted to William Thornton for his services in trapping nest predators on the study area, and to Frank M. Kozlik for helping with the manuscript as well as with field work. REFERENCES Anderson, William. ;G. A waterfowl study on the grasslands of ]Merced County, California. Calif. Fish and Game, 42(2) : 117-130. - Atwater, Melvin G. 1959. A study of renesting in Canada geese in Montana. Jour. Wildl. 23(1) : 91-97. Grinnell, Joseph, and Alden H. Miller. 1944. The distribution of the birds of California. Pacific Coast Avifauna, (27) : Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original California. Dept. of Fish and Game; California. Fish and Game Commission; California. Divisio


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