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than 1 mile from the Forbes Area. However, all quail recaptured on the Forbes 
Area were less than 1 mile from the sites of their original captures; although the 
traps were distributed over a 3-mile area oriented northwest by southeast. 
Movement records of bobwhites, based on recaptures, are thus far inconclusive. 
Radio-tracking appears to offer a better method of determining quail movements and 
their implication for management. 
Table 2. Trapping and movement data for adult cock quail captured on the Forbes, 
Dale, and Alma study areas, May 19 - July 20, 1964. Movement data obtained from 
recaptures. 
Forbes 
Da 1 e 
A1 ma 
Tota1s 
Individual Quail Captured 
100 
43 
52 
195 
Number of Quail Recaptured 
63 
13 
19 
95 
Number of Times Quail Were 
Recaptured 
120 
19 
24 
163 
Number of Quail Yielding 
Movement Data 
34 
8 
7 
49 
Mean Distance Moved per 
Bird (Yards) 
274 
164 
568 
Range of Movement (Yards) 
0 - 1 ,355 
0 - 477 
0 - 5,664 
5. Responses of Prairie Chickens to Habitat Manipu1 at ion R. J. Ellis 
Seventeen prairie chicken nests were discovered on 148 acres of grassland 
searched during June 1964. Fifteen of these nests were on the 77-acre Yeatter 
Prairie Chicken Sanctuary No. 1 and two were on the 20-acre Yeatter Prairie 
Chicken Sanctuary No. 2. In addition, four nests discovered by farmers were 
available for study. Eight nests reported by farmers were not observed by me. 
Ten (59 percent) of the 17 nests found on the sanctuaries were successful. 
Six of the 17 were destroyed by predators and one was abandoned, probably because 
it was flooded. 
The average number of eggs in 15 completed clutches was 9-7- The fertility 
of 101 eggs was 92 percent. The 21 nests examined were formed of dead grass or 
wheat straw and had layers of duff in the bottoms of the bowls, averaging 0.66 inch 
in thickness. 
