Table A-39. Weighting factors for recoveries of mourning doves banded preseason in the U.S., 1967-75", 




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Mean no. 
Land area of doves Immature doves Adult doves Al) doves ___ Weighting factor (x 100) _ 
Area of banding weight per route banded banded banded Immatures Adults All doves 
EMU 
Massachusetts 5.3] 6.54 18,524 5,671 24,195 0.19 0.61] 0.14 
Michigan 37.18 7.73 2,724 4,464 7,188 10.55 6.44 4.00 
Wisconsin 36.07 11.71 9,174 4,122 13,296 4.60 10.25 3.18 
Illinois 35.09 26,93 10,125 7,643 17,768 9.33 13.36 Bde 
Indiana 23.36 8.39 18,833 6,403 25,236 3.52 10.36 2.63 
Ohio 26.42 33.38 15,052 12,630 27,682 5.86 6.98 3.19 
Virginia 26.05 24.66 17,252 9,752 27,004 3.72 6.59 2.38 
Kentucky 26.08 25.69 5,132 2,134 7,266 13.06 31.40 9.22 
Tennessee 27.07 19.31 19,736 6,807 26,543 2.65 7.68 1.97 
South Carolina 19.99 27.96 29,063 11,004 40,067 1.92 5.08 1.39 
Alabama 33.32 21.34 26,942 11,78] 38,723 2.64 6.04 1.84 
Mississippi 30.63 24.46 15,602 5,734 21,336 4.80 13.07 3.5] 
Louisiana 31.14 6.72 26,926 7,848 34,774 0.7 2.67 0.60 
CMU 
Montana 94,47 10.63 10,125 2,970 13,095 9.92 33.8] 7.67 
North Dakota 45.54 29.07 9,707 5,475 15,182 13.64 24.18 8.72 
Minnesota 54.09 12.15 17,217 8,155 25,372 3.82 8.06 2.59 
South Dakota 49.20 33.49 21,160 26,765 47,925 7.79 6.16 3.44 
Wyoming 62.33 10.61 4,407 2,524 6,93) 15.01 26.20 9.54 
Nebraska 49,69 42.65 12,216 14,21] 26,427 17.35 14.91 8.02 
Iowa 36.15 31.59 10,701 13,165 23,866 10.67 8.67 4.78 
Missouri 45.10 36.25 13,666 7,300 20,966 11.96 22.40 7.80 
Kansas 52.43 57.30 8,967 12,922 21,889 33.50 2325 13.72 
Colorado 67.18 15.65 13,72) 15,532 29,253 7.66 6.7/7 3.59 
New Mexico 77.98 14.14 15,887 10,358 26,245 6.94 10.65 4.20 
Oklahoma 44.40 60.64 13,031 3,170 16,201 20.66 84.93 16.62 
Arkansas 34.37 22.44 7,584 4,526 12,110 10.17 17.04 6.37 
North Texas 127.8 18.50 16,784 17,095 33,879 14.09 13.83 6.98 
South Texas 42.20 27.00 6,802 6,171 12,973 16.75 18.46 8.78 
(Texas) (170.03) (20.50) (23,586) (23,266) (46,852) (14.78) (14.98) (7.44) 
WMU 
Washington 43.87 9.19 7,096 1,627 8,723 5.68 24.78 4.62 
Oregon 62,27 10.23 2,837 1,201 4,038 22.45 53.04 15.78 
Idaho 54.37 11.86 1,580 1,397 2,977 40.81 46.16 21.66 
Utah 53.34 11.63 6,222 8,833 15,055 9.97 7.02 4.12 
Nevada 71.27 12.48 3,194 2,771 5,965 27.85 32.10 14.9] 
California 101.71 13.68 22,394 8,007 30,401 6.2) 17.38 4.58 
Arizona 72.65 42.34 12,595 8,786 21,381 24.42 35.01 14.39 
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