Table 1.--Trends in Doves Heard Calling on Call-count Routes, 1962 to 1963 
EASTERN MANAGEMENT UNIT ~ HUNTING STATES 
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Est. Dove Compa- Average Heard per Route and Indexes* 
Habitat rable 1962 . 1963 Percent 
State sq. mi. ) Routes Heard Index Heard Index Ch 
Ala. 51,078 28 "19.5 996 16.0 817 hy Ee 
Conn. 3,919 1 5,2 20 5 ali -14.3 
Del.. 1,978 1 kL.O 87 4O.0 19 - 9.1 
Fla. 54,262 22 14.5 787 12.4 673 -14..2 
Ga. 58,518 22 23.8 1,393 20.4 1,194 ~14.1 
T1l. 55,947 31 29.3 1,639 30.0 1,678 + 2.5 
Ky. 40,109 17 27.1 1, 086 25.6 1,027 - 5.5 
La. 45,177 26 10.9 492 12.8 519 4177 
Md. 9,393 12 19.0 178 19.4 182 42.1 
Miss. 47, 420 22 2h .2 1,148 20.9 989 13.8 
W. C. kh 232 19 26.1 1,154 28.8 1,274 +10.2 
Pa. 23,465 13 10.9 256 T 5 175 -31.5 
RK, x ap ate x 11.0 ** 0.0 
s. ¢c. 30,594 20 28.5 872 28.5 872 0.0 
Tenn. 41,961 2h 26.4 1,108 22.2 931 -16.0 
Va. 37,904 10 35.1 1, 330 35.7 1,353 + 1.8 
W. Va. 16 , 863 3 23.9 403 10.1 170 -5769 
Sub- 
Total 562,820 271 12,949 12,010 ~ 7.2 
EASTERN MANAGEMENT UNIT - NONHUNTING STATES 
Ind. 36,205 10 25.0 905 28.6 1,035 +144 
Maine ** 3 3.0 *% 1.3 Ke -56.7 
Mass. 1,977 22 6.7 13 3.9 8 -41.8 
Mich. 28,511 9 22.9 653 33.8 964, +7 5 
N. H. we nt 2.8 ** 2.6 ** - 74 
N. J. 7,522 8 16.2 122 16.6 125 + 2,5 
Dies Me 11,982 11 27 ok 325 25.4 304 - 6.3 
Ohio 41,122 14 25.8 1,060 21.1 868 -18.3 
vt. *% a 2.0 x 2.0 xe 0.0 
Wisc. 38, 300 17 25.0 958 27.5 1,053 +11.0 
Sub- 
Total 165,619 101 | h 036 357 + 8.0 
Eastern Unit 
Total 728 , 439 372 16,985 16, 367 - 3.6 
= 3 
