
Table 1. Woodcock singing ground counts in Canada, 195 
Long Change 
Region Census Area 1953 195) No. of Term from Observer 
Years Aver. Average 
Ontario 
Ottawa Stittsville 12 8 3 10,0 V.E.F.Solman 
Old Chelsea 2 3 3 3.0 R.D. Harris 
Vars 3 5 12 6.8 VeEeF Solman 
Carp #1 0 1 9 2.9 Nu " 
Carp #2 3 3 3 207 W.E.Godfrey 
Kingston Cataraqui 1 - 6 ~ Geo .M.Stirrett 
Westbrook 1 1.6 6 361 non on 
Perth Rd. 3 1 6 lel noa on 
Hollef ord h 1.5 6 3.7 now on 
Comparable Totals 29 «= BT 30.6 ~21.2% 
New Brunswick 
~~ Sackville Rockport Rd. 9 5 5 0.3 Geo.F.Boyer 
Cookville Rd. 6 6 2 6.0 neon 
Aulac 5 0 2 2.5 oti on 
Pineville 9 - 2 9.0 - 
St. John Tilley Rd. 19 19 17 29 02 B.eC.Carter 
Moncton Turtle Creek 25 19 7 32,0 Geo.F.Boyer 
Tabusintac Price Settl. 13 21 Wy 14.6 B.eCeCarter 
Comparable Totals “Ti FO Sh. 26.08 
Nova Scotia 
Truro Camden Rd. 7 7 5 5.8 417% Geo.F.Boyer 
P.Eele 
Avondale hy 11 6 8.3 A.M.Johnson 
Fortune 18 =- 13 10.7 tt tt 
French Village Ty 8 13 8. i" " 
Conway 25 19 13 13.1 u tt 
Comparable Totals 33 30 35.0 «6+ 6.7% 
New Method . No. of Av. No.of Av.Birds Per 
Stops Birds Per Stop Per 
Province Census Route County Per Tri Tri Tri Observer 
Ontario isthe 
Hungerford Hastings 10 6.3 0.6 H.G.Lumsden 
Elzevir #1 " 10 8.6 09 il N 
Elzevir #2 tt Vy 4.0 0.3 ut 
Westbrook Frontenac 9 363 Oo G.M.Stirrett 
Perth Rd. n 7 1,0 OL " " 
Holleford tt 8 1.0 O.1 
Totals “58 A 
New Brunswick 1953 1954 
Richibucto Rd. 10 17.6 2.5 1.8 B.S.Wright 
Kingsley Bridge 10 10.0 13 #10 " #" 
Charters Settl. 10 11.7 1.4 1.2 
Totals 30 39.3 1.673 1.32 
Tecrease of 26% show for New Brunswick 
#* First survey in Ontario using the new method 
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