
Data from Christmas Season Counts 
Table 2 gives a comparison of snipe populations by adnminis- 
trative regions, based on the number of snipe per 1CO party-hours 
on 200 Christmas Bird Count areas that were checked in both 1955 
and 1956. 
Table 2. Data from Christmas Season Counts Arranzed 
by Administrative Regions 

Snive per 100 sarty-hours 
No. of Areas Seyear average 
Regions 195-55 and 1955- 56 1950-51-=-195-55 1954-55 1955-56 % change 
I rs, -  B8e7 21 we -3hs 
ime 36 - 28.2 322i 
TII Bk hoo 3h ml 38 LOS 
iv | 72 22,0 20 20 ¢ 3% 
V eo 7.4 7 19 £67% 
Total 200—Ott™S” 17.0 17 aay: £23 
chanoay eran nrevious year -10% £2% 
Table 3. Data from Christmas Season Counts Arranzed 
. by Flyways 
Flyway No. of areas 954-55 1955-56 % change 
Sore A che re ond mes EE A ES Se PE ATR ee re pe A ELAS SL A 
Wash.,Ores., 
Pacific Calif.,Utah,Ariz. 22 31.90 23.11 ~27% 
Mont. ,Wyo.,Golo., 
Central N.Mex, ;hans 9 



Okla. ,Tex. 31 26,39 25.12 ~ 5% 
MWinn.,Vis.,tich., 
ee TLL, Ends; ONL 5 
Miss. NOs Slavs KV eg TOT.» 7 | 
ijiss.,Ala. (Sag . 10.90 8.67 | ~-21% 
Masse,it.le; COMMNe s 
Nv. eUes Pp ° Tel. _. 
Atlantic Was bote ans Va., ‘so 
1.C.,5-C.,9a.,Fla, 98 3 36 17.49 £31% 
Total 200 re 16.82 17-31 ff 2% 
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