A h-months tabulation of doves seen during morning roadside counts 
(July through October) over 2 routes in Maryland, indicates that there 
was a general build-up through September, with a decline during the 
month of October (Table ). 
Table .--Morning Roadside Counts of Routes #1 and #2 (1951) 

Roadside counts were conducted in the evening over the calling 
count routes with weekly trips from the last day of July through 
October. In an attempt to evaluate the best time of day to conduct 
such counts, roadside count data obtained during the regular weekly 
calling counts were used, together with the roadside counts made in 
the early morning after call counts were discontinued (Sept. 11). 
Counts over Route #1 (Table 5) indicate that the number of doves 
seen during the morning was much higher than in the evening. On the 
other hand, Routes #2 and #3 show very little difference between the 
two times of day. Thus, it is apparent that no conclusions can be 
drawn regarding the preference of morning versus evening until more 
data are available. 
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