TABLE 3---TRENDS IN M®URNING DOVE BREEDING DENSITY INDEXES BY STATEs 1961-71 
EASTERN MANAGEMENT UNIT 



LAND LINEAR REGRESSION: 196)1-71 
AREA  _ADJUSTED AVERAGE DOVES HEARD CALLING PER ROUTE 1+2/ _PERCENT CHANGE STAT. 
_SIAIE____ WEIGHT 196] 1962-1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971. TOTAL ANNUAL SIGNs 37 
HUNTING STATES 
ALA. 33.32 19.4 18.9 16.3 21.1 20-5 20.5 19.8 17.1 20.8 18.3 16.6 -5-3 -0.5 NeSe 
DEL. 1.29 4.6 5.6 Sel 464 Sel 3.8 7.5 562 5240 1Isl 3.7 42.0 3-6 NeSe 
FLA. 35.82 9-4 112-4 9.8 11.2 10.5 9424 9-21 726 7468 920 6.23 =3205 -3.9 P. «99 
GAe 37-82 1464 15.8 14.64 22.5 18.5 13.1 15-4 14-2 15-25 18.9 12.6 -9.3 ‘= Ta N.S. 
ILL. 352609 32463 26463 2669 2463 234-5 2720 2749 27.0 22-1 26-5 212-3 -18.7 -2.0 P .90 
KY. 26-08 28462 285.6 27.0 306% 3265 3563 2929 2662 265061 24.2 23.9 -15.5 -1.7 N.Se 
LA. 31-14 17.8 14.2 16.6 13.6 1166 T7eT 38D Te4 Te5 7145 726 -66.5 -LO023 P .99 
MD « 6-55 14.64 15.28 16-1 1661 162-0 1522 29.1 17.25 16.7 20.0 18.9 29.5 2.6 P .99 
“ISS. 30.63 3342 3544 390.5 35.1 3668 33-6 27.7 2664 2825 30-1 33-8 -13.5 -1.4 NeSe 
N.Co 22-51 17-3 19.0 21.0 21.69 24.8 26.4% 21.4% 22.7 18.4% 18.9 12.26 -14.0 = 135 NeSe 
PAe 29.01 9-9 8262 5466 T7e2 764 8.67 116-9 9.0 9268 Tel 6-7 0.6 O.l NeSe 
Rele 4/ 0.67 262) 345 Sed. Deh 368. 464 $.6 9.6% 8,8 3,0 S8.e7 148.3 9.6 P .95 
Ww S.C. 19.99 2525 23.0 23.0 24.1 35.3 34.6% 34.2 33.1 33.8 27.9 28.9 30.7 2.7 P .90 
+ TENN. 27.07 3062 3468 296.2 28.1 306% 3064 22463 23465 22.5 34.8 31-2 -9.7 -1.0 NeSe 
VA.» 26.05 28.7 2468 2542 29.0 24.60 29.1 23-6 31-28 24.64% 21.6 18.7 -19.3 —2-«} N.S. 
We VAe ___§_15.41_ _2120 44.0 18.5 23.4 22265 9.8 5:20 5,9 Sef 656 Sel <-97%s6  =2600_ _P_ 9D 
SUBTOTAL 377278 2125 2222 19.8 21-9 22.0 2122 1906 1829 1804 1923 V7e2_ =-18.6  =2.0 P_ 299__ 
NCNHUNTING STATES 
CONN. 3223 32-5 3-25 3-20 264 146.9 269 45 469 1242 4.65 49 43.3 3e7 N.S. 
IND. 23-36 28.3 23464 26.68 27.7 2062 3742 38.6 41.2.7 40-2 41.1 52.0 115.3 8.0 Pp. ¢99 
MAINE 4/ 19.85 2-0 2-5 125 0.0 065 0.0 0.0 O48 1-2 0.0 0.0 -107.6 —-58.7 P .95 
MASS. 5.31 6.9 9.2.0 5262 6467 Te7 11-0 1465 469 1264 Gel 666 =23:<3 -2.6 NeSe 
MICH. 37-18 14.8 11.8 1724 13.2 8.0 12-3 11-9 9.21 11.8 19.6 14.9 mck gi -1.9 N.eSe 
NeHe. &/ 5.80 0.8 0.6 0:36 1.61 1-69 1264 C€.9 04.8 O-.7 O18 2.29 131.5 8.8 NeSe 
NeJe 4.91 29.0 28.8 29.5 306% 25.7 24.2 20-1 30-0 26.3 32.9 36.5 12.8 1.2 N.S 
NeYe 30.49 Te2 823 72.8 7.60 Tel 729 7.8 6.8 5.68 4.7 42 -37.9 -4.6 P’ 299 
OHIO 26642 1769 21-64 17-5 16468 19-1 26.3 25.5 27.0 30-6 34.0 2622 86.3 6.4 P99 
VT. 4/ 5.95 0-0 O-l1 Ol Ol Oel O42 Oc2 O42 Osel Oe% O-.O 200.0 11.7 N.Se 
Pee oO eee bead A Sk LO los] Lhe] 132501125. 9.8 8.8 T1s9 39.2. a BP 99 


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