Table 1.--Winter snipe count - e~year comparison based on 
. coverage by foot only 






"Areas covered both years All areas 
; Number of Snipe per hour Additional Snipe per hour 
State areas os __ 19545 areas 1953 195k 
California (Region I) 6 ll) L728 12 32.2 3565 
Arizona 2 Lie: Qed 0 lil Col 
Colorado 0 ane --- 1 ---- 3 elt 
New Mexico 6 2.6 0.7 2.3 5.8 
Utah 0 --= --= 8 --= 1.8 
Total, (Region TI). 12 fel 0.9 37 2.0 0.8 
Percent change, Region IT -67% -60% 
Alabama. 2 0.5 1.5 22 8.9 Dey 
Arkansas 5 0.8 1.3 7 2.6 3.0 
Florida 8 6.5 31 9 6.6 4.6 
Georgia 1 6.0 12.0 2 6.0 9.9 
Kentucky 5 0.4 0.1 6 0.7 0.2 
Louisiana 17 87 0 64.8 21 73.2 67-5 
Mississippi 3 203 2.9 6 1.5 83.2 
North Carolina 2 0.9 O.1 6 o7 e2 
South Carolina ky 14.7 11.0 2 11.6 11.0 
Tennessee 1 0 0 8 0 0.1 
Virginia 0 Lise si 1 _— 2.3 
Total (Region IV) 8 26.2 20.1 90 16.5 30.2 
Percent change, Region IV 23% + 83% 
West Virginia (Region V) 1 2 L.7 2 2 Ley 
TOTAL 67 19.5 17.5 Wi 15.0 Zhe. 
Percent Change -10% +615 
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