Table 1--Continued 
No. Occupied Saree er ae 
; State . Census Area — County Singing Grounds Observer in 1952 
- oe ; : 4 q ? ] 

Ohio Rt. #l-Austinburg Ashtabula 
7 #7? #=‘M. C. Gilfillan 
"i Rt. #2-Dorset tt 6 6 tt 
tt Rt. #3-Morgan i 5 6 " 
" Rt. #4-Andover "t 10 15 " 
tt Rt. #5-ashtabula no” 25 Harry Andrews, 
M. D. & M. C. 
Gilfillan 
tt Rt. #6-Franklin Portage * h R. W. Dexter 
i" Rt. #7-Mentor Lake * 9 G.&G. Ives 

Comparable totals 
ee) a en a ae re a 183-1h7 

Table 2.--A comparison of Woodcock singing ground counts for 
1951-1952 in States where permanent routes are set up 


State | 1951 1952 Change 
Delaware 11 —~-:218 +7 
Maryland 9 ‘ 10 41 
“# North Carolina 23 13 -10 24 
New Jersey 20 17 =3 
Pennsylvania 9 6 -3 
West Virginia 53 49 oly 
Ohio 28 3k 46 
153 1h7 6.0 decrease 

ne Coverage of 1952 did not include all areas covered in 1951, if 
complete coverage had been made, the drop might not have been so drastic. 
