Table 3.--Weighted Change in Number of. Woodcock Per Route 


State or Average East & West separate Fast & West combined 
Province change Weighting Weighted Weighting Weighted 
per route factor ' change factor change 
Ontario + ,88 .512 + 451 2253 + 223 
Mich. - 1.24 0185 = 6229 .091 ~ .113 
Ohio + 1.33 097 + .129 O48 + .064 
Ky. - 1.20 108 - .130 6053 -. .064 
W. Va. + 2.00 .098 + .196 O48 + .096 
Regional average + .417 
N. Ss. - 1.00 .089 - .089 O45 = .0b5 
P. E. I. + .50 | .006 + .003 .003 #5002’ 
N. B. - .60 117 - .070 .059 - .035 - 
Me. -~ 43 | -130 = .056 .066 - .028 
N. H. + 664 .038 + ,024 . .019 + .012 
Vt. - .83 034 - .028 .017 - .O14 
Mass. + 1.00 .031 + .031 .016 + .016 
Conn. - .08 .019 - .002 .010 =) 500% 
N. Y. - .30 160 - .O48 .081 - .02) 
N. d. - 1.67 .026 ~ .043 .013 -~ .022 
Pa, - - 37 2151 - .056 .O77 = .026 
Md. ~ 2.67 -029 - .077 2015 - O10 
N.c. - 1.33 .170 - .226 086 - .114 
Regional average - .637 
Continental average - 115 
Table 4.~-Weighted Variance of the Mean, and Confidence Limits 
Region Weighted Weighted mean Per cent change 95% Confidence 

change birds per route of mean limits 
West + 417 5.68 + 7.3% - 13% to + 28% 
East - 637 6.43 - 9.9% - 19% to - 1% 
Combined - .115 6.06 - 1.9% -~ 2hto+ 94 
