WILSON'S SNIPE BREEDING GROUND STUDIES IN MINNESOTA, 1951 
Chandler S. Robbins 
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
‘Breeding ground studies of the Wilson's Snipe were reported on for 
9 different areas in Minnesota during 1951. Unfortunately there are no 
previous data for comparison on these areas, but the following counts 
of winnowing birds may serve as a basis for comparison in future years. 
In the following table, "maximum trip" refers to the greatest 
number of snipe recorded per trip; "average" refers to the average 
number for all trips; and the "total" represents the best estimate of 
the breeding population as determined by examination of all available 
trip records. The "total" column, then, gives a minimum population 
estimate which, in the case of areas censused several times, is believed 
to be reasonably accurate. However, areas in which only one or two trips 
were made, the number is believed to be below the actual population. 
Max. 
County Locality Dates Miles trip Aver. Total Observer 
Aitkin Aitkin 1/25 10 10 10 W.Petraborg 
(Fleming Rd.) 
Aitkin "(Highway 56) ),/28 11 19 19 #« i" 
Aitxin Aitkin 
(Nord Lake Rd.) 4/30,5/10 4.3 2 1.0 2 osu" " 
Aitkin "(Cedar Lake ") 5/3/5/? h, 3 2.5 3 «ON it 
Anoka Carlos Avery /27,5/7 3.4 12 9.5 13 Forrest Lee 
Refuge LwkKrefting 
Dodge Oslo Road eats ues = ch 225 6 9 
2955/7 
Marshall Gatske (Thief L. 5/19,16 h 8 7.0 11 Robert Farmes 
(So.Patrol) ' 
Martin Ceylon (Ceylon },/23,26; h/l 2 1.5 2 D.H.Ledin 
Bridge) 7 5/7 , 
Martin East Chain (Rose 4/17,25; in 2 1.0 2 D.H.Ledin 
L. to Sager L.) 5/8 
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