Table 1. --Trends in numbers of doves heard calling on routes, 1964 to 1965 
EASTERN MANAGEMENT UNIT - HUNTING STATES 
BT 
Percent change 
Adjusted 
average 
Est. dove 
Compa- 
in number of 
heard 
per route & indexes* 
habitat 
rable 
doves heard 
1964 
1965 
Percent 
Mate __ 
(sq. mi.) 
routes 
comp, routes 
Heard 
Index 
Heard 
Index 
change 
■udi* 1 ' 
Ala. 
51,078 
28 
- 2.76 
20.8 
1,062 
20.2 
1,032 
Del. 
1,978 
2 
+14.29 
35.0 
69 
40.0 
79 
Fla. 
54,262 
20 
- 6.69 
16.7 
906 
15.6 
846 
Ga. 
58,518 
21 
-17.59 
31.9 
1,867 
26.3 
1,539 
Ill. 
55,947 
18 
- 3.19 
28.7 
1,606 
27.8 
1,555 
Ky. 
40,109 
* 17 
+ 6.61 
28.9 
1,159 
30.8 
1,235 
La. 
45,177 
18 
-14.83 
15.7 
709 
13.4 
605 
Md. 
9,393 
12 
- 0.82 
19.6 
184 
19.4 
182 
Hiss. 
47,420 
22 
+ 4.80 
24.0 
1,138 
25.2 
1,195 
N. C. 
44,232 
19 
+13.13 
30.1 
1,331 
34.1 
1,508 
Pa. 
23,465 
14 
+ 4.02 
9.6 
225 
10.0 
235 
R. I. 
** 
3 
-33.30 
17.9 
11.9 
S. c. 
30,594 
19 
+46.69 
29.9 
915 
43.9 
1,343 
Tenn. 
41,961 
24 
+ 8.04 
21.4 
898 
23.1 
969 
Va. 
37,904 
11 
-17.15 
38.9 
1,474 
32.2 
1,221 
W. Va. 
16,863 
3 
- 3.41 
12.7 
214 
12.3 
207 
Sub- 
Total 
558,901 
251 
13,757 
13,751 
- .04 
EASTERN MANAGEMENT UNIT - ! 
NONHUNTING STATES 
Conn. 
3,919 
2 
-20.00 
3.6 
14 
2.9 
11 
Ind. 
36,205 
13 
-26.78 
29.5 
1,068 
21.6 
782 
Me. 
** 
3 
0.0 
Mass. 
1,977 
23 
+14.37 
5.0 
10 
5.7 
11 
Mich. 
28,511 
12 
-39.34 
25.7 
733 
15.6 
445 
N. H. 
** 
4 
+70.00 
5.2 
. 
8.8 
N. J. 
7,522 
7 
-15.62 
17.1 
129 
14.4 
108 
n. y. 
11,982 
10 
+ 1.33 
22.7 
272 
23.0 
276 
Ohio 
41,122 
13 
+13.67 
18.5 
761 
21.0 
863 
Vt. 
** 
2 
0.00 
2.0 
0.0 
Wis. 
38,300 
18 
+ 5.41 
18.8 
720 
19.8 
758 
Sub- 
Total 
169,538 
107 
3,707 
3,254 
-12.22 
pastern 
Unit 
$otal 
m - 
728,439 
358 
17,464 
17,005 
- 2.63 
-11- 
