vuere were 25 miles of plot lines established across and around it. Three grouse 
censuses were taken end also three deer counts made by the strip and road—count 
method. 
A study of the woodcock indicates that in recent years the species has 
fallen off considerably in numbers. The study is undertaken to determine certain 
life habits of the bird and management manipulations necessary for its increase and 
maintenance in satisfactory numbers. Eighty—-three birds were weighed and measured 
during the hunting season and it was found that the native woodcock while lighter, 
had slightly greater measurements. This indicates that the "flight birds" are 
slightly heavier but not really larger than the native birds. 
A map showing distribution and relative-abundance of woodcock has been 
completed for Maine. One hundred soil samples were taken for pH analysis, and for 
a study of earthworm distribution and abundance. Five different questionnaires 
were sent out to sportsmen and others for the purpose of getting information on 
spring and fall flights, hunting losses, predation, accidents, kill, and parasites. 
One square mile in the Moosehorn Migratory Waterfowl Refuge has been carefully 
laid out, type-mapped, grid-ironed with lines 5 and 10 chains apart, cruised 
for timber, end censused twice for woodcoeck and three times for grouse. 
On the project dealing with the role of fish-eating birds in the destruction 
of game fishes and transmission of tapeworms and other parasites to bass and other 
fishes in the fresn—-water lakes of the State, 1 adult and 165 young gulls were 
banded and the nesting habits of 110 pairs were observed. Two live-trap models were 
tried out on gulls. On 30 lakes and streams 45 gulls and 3 American mergansers 
were collected. Three gull stomachs showed the presence of bass and trout, and 42 
contained chiefly rough fish, as minnows, chubs, sunfish, and perch. Three 
parasitized bass were collected. Parasites have been isolated from the fish and 
from the stomachs and intestines of the 45 gulls. Full identification of the 
parasites has not as yet been obtained. 
OHIO UNIT--LEADER APPOINTED APRIL 9, 1936 
The Ohio Unit, while operating less than one year, is now well organized 
and has made notable advance on several research problems. Life history and 
Management studies of the gray and fox squirrels in Ohio are well under way, 
and suggestive information has.already been obtained particularly upon the fox 
squirrel. Many fox squirrels were live-trapped, of which more than 100 were 
tagged, and released in five woodlots, each typical of a habitat type, for 
testing out its ability to produce squirrels. Studies of controlled squirrel 
hunting were made in several counties. 
Research on Hungarian partridge and pheasant problems has advanced and 
valuable data have been gathered on game harvest and kill, function of refuges, 
and special analysis of the harvest plsn on each of some 20 cooperatively con- 
trolled shooting areas. 
Field and laboratory research equipment have been assembled and the wild- 
life conservation library at the Unit is now the most complete in the State. 
Progress has been made in demonstration—-extension work with farmer-landowm-= 
ers, who have more than 90 percent of the wildlife resources of Ohio in their 
custody. 
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