Table 1. Trends in Doves Heard Calling on Call-count Routes, 1959 to 1960. 
EASTERN MANAGEMENT UNIT - HUNTING STATES 
SSS SENAGEMENT UNIT - HUNTING STATES 
Est. Dove 

Compa~ Average Heard per Route and Indexes* . 
Habitat rable 1959 1960 Percent 
State (sq. mi.) Routes Heard Index ' Heard Index Change 
Ala. 51,078 26 18.7 955 22.7. = -1,159 +21.2 
Del. 1,978 1 54.0 107 49.0 97 -9.3 
Fla. . 54 ,262 22 11.0 597 12.9 700 +17.2 
Ga. 58 ,518 22 18.9 1,106 24.0 1,404 +27.0 
Ill. 55,947 29 33.2 1,857 31.6 - 1,768 -4.9 
Ky. 40,109 18 27.4 1,099 28.3 1, £35 +3.4 
‘Lae 45,177 27 13.8 623 14.8 669 +7.6 
Md. 9,393 12 19.7 185 17.0 160 _ #13.6 
Miss. 47,420 21 25.8 1,223 25.9 1,228 +0.2 
N. Ce . 44 ,232 21 27.9 1,234 27.0 1,194 “3.2 
Pa. ~ 23,46 13. 14.3 336 12.7 298 -11.1 
R. I. we 2 . 14.0 ak 8.0 kk Kk 
S.Ce 30,594 19 30.2 924 32.0 979 +5.8 © 
Tenn. 41,961 23 26.6 ‘1,116 27.0 -1,133 +1.6 
Vae 37,904 10 43.2 1,637 43.2 1,637 0.0 
We Va. 16 ,863 | /4,2 71 10.9 184 +160.0 
Subtotal 558,901 267 13,070 13,745 +5.2 
EASTERN MANAGEMENT UNIT - NONHUNTING STATES 
Conn. -3,919 1 6.0 24 9.6 376 +60. 0 
Ind. | - 36,205 7 35.4 1,282 26.8 970 =24.2 
Maine we 2 L.5 ae 2.8 wk xx 
Mass. 1,977 3 5.3 10 7.6 15 +43.8 
Mich. 28,511 14 30.1 858 27.2 775 -9.8 
NeH. dk 3 3.0 we 4.7 wk ek 
N. Je -7,522 8 18.3 138 18.3 138 0.0 
Ne Ye - 11,982 _10 18.7 224 28.6 343 +53.1 
Ohio 41,122. 14 20. 3 835 17.8 732 #12.5 
Vt. Ke 1 1.0 we 8.0 tek ** 
Wisc. . 38,300 15 31.6 1,210 36.0 1,379 +13.9 
Subtotal 169,538 78 4,581 4,728 43.2 
2 

Eastern Unit 
Total 
728,439 
