HET 
OHIO ~ Continued 
Three hundred and sixty-four (29.26%) were utilized by Wood ducks for nesting (Table 2). This 
is an increase of about 24 percent over the previous year when the degree of utilization was 
23.54 percent. 
Table 2. Ohio Wood Duck Nest Box Checks - 1959 
Number 
Checked 
Area 1959 __—«:1958 
Iake Erie Marshes 164 148 
Northwest 250 106 
Northeast 130 175 
Southeast 265 264 
South Central 309 27h 
Southwest 416 261 
State Totals 1,534 1,228 
Number 
Useable 
1959 «1958 
149 147 
225 93 
95 Tha 
206 205 
256 236 
313 202 
1,244 1,024 
Number 
Used 
1959-1958 
36 28 
75 34 
31 38 
21 24 
100 73 
101 hh 
364. ahr 
Percent 
Used Percent 
24,16 19.05 f 26,82 | 
33.33 36.56 - 10.04 
32.63 26.95 f 21.08 
10.19 11.71 - 12.98 
39.06 30.93 f 26.29 
32.27 21.78 f 48.16 
29.26 23.54 f£ 24.30 

