Table 3 

 Area 



Year No. Elggs Location of Nest 



Remarks 



Alexandria 1958. 16 Roadside Grass 



Winchester 



Springs 1959 21 Bayfield 



Ingleside 1959 23 Roadside Grass 



Munster 1959 17 Hayfield 10 » from 



fence 



Brinston 1959 I8 Hayfield near edge 



Brinston 1958 21 Hayfield near edge 



Alma i960 22 Directly under page 



wire fence in grass 



Ingleside 196O 19 Roadside grass 



Ingleside 196O 1^ Open grass, ^0 ft. 



from road. Near 

 ' • small tree. 



Hatched July 5 



Eggs pipping June 28, 

 Hen killed by mower. 

 All lost. 



Full clutch on May 28. 

 Mowing caused desertion. 



Embryo 7 days old on 

 July 3/59. Hen in- 

 cubated, but predator 

 destroyed nest. 



Mowed over nest. Hen 

 killed. 



Nest mowed over. 

 Deserted. 



20 hatched June 29. 



13 hatched last week in 

 June. 



All hatched - time 

 unknown. 



Pre -sea son Covey Counts 



The months of August and September were unusually hot and dry and poor 

 scenting conditions .made the pre-season census difficult. The average size of 

 36 coveys was 11.^ birds compared to an eight year average of 13.^ birds. 

 The I960 Open Season '■' *' ' '' 



The season extended from September 2k to November 19 . Most birds were 

 harvested during the first week and hunting pressure was the heaviest we have 

 seen during the past five years. Greater interest in the Hun has been 

 shown locally and more pointing dogs are appearing each year from the Ottawa 

 area. We still consider the Ban populations could withstand much greater 

 hunting pressure and present hunter densities still must be considered light. 



Birds were difficult to locate early in the season, and hot, dry weather 

 conditions probably had much to do with this. Huns were "down" somewhat 

 from 1959; coveys may have been as numerous, but there were more small coveys 

 and a greater percentage of young, immature birds than usual. 



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