Vol. 6, No. 6 
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224 trap days, marked with backtags, and released on the 16-square mile Bogota area 
during May and June, 1963* Also, 19 individual cocks were recaptured a total of 25 
times. Twenty-one of the recaptured cocks were taken at the site of their original 
capture. Four of the birds were recaptured from 0.25 miles to 2.0 miles from the 
point of their original capture. 
All quails captured were marked with a backtag constructed from Fiber Thin, a 
vinyl plastic material. The backtag for quails measures 2 x I inches, and the 
identification numbers and symbols on the tags have been read with the aid of bin¬ 
oculars at distances up to 60 yards. These backtags do not appear to have impaired 
the flight or physical condition of the quails. 
Counts of calling cocks made on the state-managed areas in Marion and Wayne 
counties indicate that there are from three to four times as many quails on these 
areas as on the Bogota area. 
