
Supplemental Observations 
West Florida.-~In addition to the observations made in west- 
central Louisiana, November 19 to 23 was spent inventorying a portion 
of the quail management area, Eglin Air Force Base, Walton County, 
Fiorida. The dogs worked 1.06 hours on the area and made 8 woodcock 
points for an average of one woodcock point per 1.7 hours afield. 
A post~hunting season quail count was made over practically the 
same area from March 2 to 5, 1953. The dogs worked 16.25 hours on this 
round and made | woodecck points. They averaged a woodcock point per 
hours. Twice as many birds were found on the inventoried area in 
November as were found on it in March. Goodrum observed woodcock on the 
quail management area at the Base in the winter 1951-52. 
Summary 
1. In 223.3 hours of field work with bird dogs in the longleaf 
pine region of west-central Louisiana during the winter 1952-53, 172 
woodcock were located. 

2. The 1952-53 inventory shows a 50 percent increase over the 
1951-52 figure for the dogs only averaged a point per 2.1 hours in 
1951-52. 
3. The number of woodcock found in 1952-53 (point per 1.2 hours) 
compares favorably with the inventory figures of 1950-51 and 199-50 
when the dogs averaged a point per 1.1 hours afield. 
lh. The first woodcock were noted on November 5, 1952 in Vernon 
and Rapides Parishes. 
S. The peak number of woodcock occurred the fifth week in January 
(averaging a point per 18 minutes). The best individual count was made 
on January 25, 1953 with a point per 7 minutes. 
6. Summary of the four years inventory data shows peak woodcock 
numbers in this area beginning the third week of January and continuing 
at least to the second week of February. Best individual counts were 
made between January 15 and February 5. 
7. Fall and winter rains are important in conditioning woodcock 
coverts in the piney woods section of Louisiana. Best counts were made 
when fall.and winter rains totaled more than 18 inches; when precipita- 
tion totaled only 11 inches, the woodcock count decreased by 50 percent. 
. 8. Twenty-four woodcock were collected; 13 were males and 11 were 
females. | 
9, The 13 males averaged 149.1 grams; the females averaged 196.3 
grams. The weights of 23 birds collected in 198-9 were: average for 
males, 159.2; average for females, 172.8. 
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