Table 1. Trends in Doves Heard Calling on Call-eount Routes, 1960 to 1961 

EASTERN MANAGEMENT UNIT - HUNTING STATES 

Est. Dove Compa- Average Heard per Route and Indexes* 
Habitat rable 1960 L961 Percent 
State Sq. mi. Routes Heard Index Heard Tndex Change 
Ala. 51,078 27 22.7 1,159 20.1 1,027 -11.5 
Del. 1,978 1 49.0 97 36.0 yal -26.5 
Fla. 54,262 eh 12.9 700 12.0 651 ~6.6 
Ga. 58,518 19 24.0 1,h0% 20.4 1,19h ~15.2 
Tillay 555947 32 31.6 1,768 36.0 2,014 +14.0 
Ky. 4O, 109 19 28 .3 1,135 26.7 1,071 -5.5° 
La. 45,177 27 14.8 669 136'7 619 -7.7 
Md. 9,393 9 17.0 160 1587 17 -7 <6 
Miss. 7, 420 22 25.9 1,228 22.7 1,076 -12.3 
N. C. hh 232 21 27-0 1,194 23.7 1,048 -12.3 
Pa 23,465 13 12.7 298 13.2 310 +3.6 
R. I kk 2 8.0 * 10.0 Se ¥% 
s.c¢ 30, 594. 20 32.0 979 31.7 970 -1.0 
Tenn. 41, 961 24 27-0 1,133 22.9 961 -15.3 
Va. 37,904 10 43.2 =, 637 40.6 1,539 -6.1 
We. Va. 16,863 2 10.9 184 11.4 $405 
Sub- 558,901 272 13,745 12,890 -6.2 
total 
EASTERN MANAGEMENT UNIT - NONHUNTING STATES 
Comn. 3,919 2 
9.6 38 5.2 20 ~46.2 
Ind. 36,205 13 26.8 970 30.2 1,093 +12.6 
Maine *K 3 3.0 *% 3.0 *% *% 
Mass. 1,977 3 7.6 ales 5.0 10 -34.8 
Mich. 28,511 13 27.2 775 28.8 821 +567 
N. H. *% 4 5.5 *% 3.8 *% xx 
N. J. 7,522 8 18.3 138 16.3 123 -11.2 
N. Y. 11,982 11 28.6 343 23.5 282 -18.0 
Ohio 41,122 14 17.8 732 21.6 888 +21.3 
Vt. x 1 8.0 *% 0.0 ** 
ise 36.0 3567 1, 367 



Eastern Unit 
Total 
728,439 
362 

