Peak numbers of woodcock were observed the fifth week in January 
1953. The dogs averaged a woodcock point per 18 minutes during this 
week. The best individual count was made on January 25, 1953, when the 
dogs averaged a point for every 7 minutes afield. The peak week in 
1951-52 was the third week in January with a point every 36 minutes, 
and the best day was January 17, 1952 with a point every 15 minutes. 
The best individual counts by dates for the winters 1949-50 through 
1952-53 are shown in table 3. During the four-year period, the highest 
individual counts were made on calendar dates from January 15 to February 
Summary of the counts by weeks indicates that there is a general 
movement of woodcock into this area from the fourth week in November 
through the second week in December (table 4). However, there is a 
short period between the third week in January and the first week in 
February when woodcock are noticeably more abundant. This high occurred 
the first week in February, 1949-50, the third week in. January, 1950-51 
and 1951~52, and the fifth week in January, 1952-53. The pattern is 
fairly consistent for the four years (fig. 1). 
Table 3.--Dates of highest woodcock counts with bird dogs, winters 
| 1949-50 through 1952-53 

Date Hours 
Winter highest count per woodcock 
194,9~50 Feb. 5, 1950 0.33 (20 minutes) 
1950-51 Jan. 15, 1951 0.25 (15 minutes) 
1951-52 Jan. 17, 1952 0.25 (15 minutes) 
1952=53 Jan. 25, 1953 0.11 ( 7 minutes) 
Table .--Hours per woodcock point by weeks for the winters 199-50 
| Sas RR AGRELESE OT a ee 
Hours per point . 
week 1949-50 1950-51 1951-52 1952-53 

Nov. lst week amistecsi tee Nees Pet are? 4.00 
2nd week Seraateass senna 7.5 (3675 
3rd week Sieseeanre ae bie Ae ene ‘ewe ees aces e's 
th week cre veee 4.7 2.0 2.0 
Sth week ds tecb'e ie 6.0 1.5 waa 
Dec, lst week 0.8 2.6 12.5 ; 13.75 
end week lel Le 3.5 " @eeee 
3rd week 1.3 203 5.6 1 
lth week 0.8 BE a6 4.6 1.8. 
Jan. lst week 0.6 Peete 2.6 ~~ 1.5° 
2nd week Lely eS 2h 1.5 
3rd week 0.8 0.5 0.6 Ce he ee 
lth week 2.5 Lel 3.0 Oo7 
Sth week 1.3 0.6 a sh 
sha ats me is 1.6 1.0 . 
2nd week 
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