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Introduction by John W. Aldrich ee 8 © 8 © © © © © © 8 @ «© @ L 
Woodcock in South Louisiana During the Freeze of January- 
February, 1951 by John Lynch * es © © © © © © © © ®@ © &© @ @& 3 
Wintering Woodcock Populations in West-Central Louisiana 
1950-51 by Phil Goodrum and Vincent H. Reig wc uwn oe e DO 
Woodcock Singing Counts--Eastern Canada, 1951 by 
. Victor Ee F. Solman ee ®e'e8 e 8 © © © ®@8 @ #8 © © © @ @ @ @ 15 
Woodcock Census Studies in Northeastern United States, 1951 
by Howard Liz Mendall 6 e e ° 6 e e s * ® s cd] e e e e e * e 19 
Woodcock Census Studies in Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, 
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio, 1951 
by Pe F. English . e 6 e e & s e ® . s e . e e Sd es eo e e e 23 
Woodcock Breeding Ground Studies in the Central Northern 
States in 1951 by John W. Aldrich... . ee 2ee ve ece 27 
Census of Woodcock Breeding Population in Vicinity of 
Patuxent Refuge, Md., in 1951 by Robert E. Stewart .... 29 
Studies of Breeding Woodcock in Massachusetts by 
William G. Sheldon e * a e e 6 e e » e e e e e s *. * *® @ e 30 
Woodcock Banding with Bird Dogs by Bruce Wright .......e..e. 4&5 
Wilson's Snipe Wintering Ground Studies, 1950-51 by 
Chandler S e Robbins @ e e * e A e e e ® 2 e e 6 i s e 6 s 7 
Wilson's Snipe Singing Counts in Eastern Canada - 1951 ' 
by Victor E a F e Solman @ e 6 e e e s e ® s e e ® s i e e t 50 
Wilson's Snipe Breeding Ground Studies in Minnesota, 
1951 by Chandler S. Robbins ...2..seseeeececve 52 
Wilson's Snipe Population at Gray's Lake, Idaho by 
Thomas D 6 Burleigh e Ld e e es « 6 6 « ® td] . ° e * td] @ e e 2 53 
Clapper Rail Studies - 1951 by Robert EF. Stewart ......-. 56 
Maps 
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Localities of Breeding Ground Counts of Woodcock .....e«.e.e lk 
Localities of Breeding Ground Counts of Wilson's Snipe. .... 4g 
