Vol. 22, No. 7 
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Red-winged b1ackbird 
5,149 
401.8 
11.20 
327 
9.62 
85.9 
Dickcissel 
753 
60.9 
1.70 
22 
O .65 
38.2 
Field sparrow 
166 
13.3 
0.37 
6 
0.18 
48.6 
Short-billed marsh wren 
29 
2.3 
0.07 
1 
0.03 
42.9 
Goldfinch 
27 
2.2 
0.06 
_ l 
0.03 
£0^0 
All off-ground nests 
6,124 
480.6 
13*39 
357 
10.50 
78.4 
All bird nests 
8,096 
637.3 
17.76 
449 
13.21 
74.38 
MAMMALS: 
Cottontail rabbit 
206 
14.8 
0.41 
28 
0.82 
200.0 
Sma11 mamma 1s 
24,227 1 
,845-8 
51.44 
2,077 
61.09 
118.8 
Ecology and Management of White-tailed 
Deer 
C. 
M. Nixon 
L. P. Hansen 
The Department of Conservation (DOC) and the Natural History Survey are 
cooperating on a new project dealing with the management of white-tailed deer 
in Illinois. The new project has 3 main objectives: 
1. Deer Range Appraisal for Illinois 
Objectives: 
a. To define those characteristics of the Illinois landscape that 
determine the presence or absence of deer, particularly in winter. 
b. To design statistically valid sampling procedures for measuring 
these characteristics. 
c. To develop sampling procedures flexible enough to allow measure¬ 
ment of important landscape characteristics (such as presence of 
forests, understory density, fruit and seed production, and 
browse availability within the framework of future land use 
inventories. 
d. To provide the DOC with an up-to-date appraisal of the quality 
and quantity of deer range in Illinois. 
2. Deer Movements and Habitat Use in Winter 
Objectives: To determine winter movement patterns and habitat use by deer 
in central Illinois using deer marked with radio transmitters, neck 
collars, and ear streamers. 
