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false impression, can not be stated at this time. Certainly more 
survey and collecting would be needed to make a factually based 
statement. 
However, it is pertinent that during this survey there was a 
marked variation in densities of the northern and southern areas of 
the grid. For instance, trie total average density for the northern 
third of the grid was 2.17 birds per linear mile as opposed to 0.86 
birds per linear mile for the southern third. The reasons for this 
variation are not explained. 
