Table 1. Trends in Doves Heard Calling on Call-count Routes, 1961 to 1962 ‘f 
EASTERN MANAGEMENT UNIT - HUNTING STATES 

Est. Dove Compa- Average Heard per Route and Indexes * 
Habitat rable 1901 1962 Percen 
State sq. mi.) Routes Heard Index Heard Tndex Changs 
Ala. 51,078 27 20.1 1, 027 19.5 996 - 3.0 
Del. 1,978 1 36.0 cae 4h. 87 + 22,5 
Fla. 54,262 22 12.0 651 Wy.5 787 + 20,9 
Ga. 58,518 19 20.4 1,194 23.8 1, 393 + 162 
Tll. 55,947 32 36.0 2,014 29.3 1,639 - 18, 
Ky. 4O, 109 17 26.7 Blgeee 7A BT add, 1, 086 + 1§ 
La. 45,177 27 1367 619 10.9 ge - 2045 
Md. 9, 393 12 Lf? 162 19.0 178 + 9,9 
Miss. 47, 420 22 22.7 1,076 24,2 1,148 + 6,9 
N. C. by 232. 21 23.7 1, O48 26.1 1,154 + 10,4 
Pa. 23,465 12 13.2 310 10.9 256 - 17.4} 
He a. #% 2 10.0 Kk 11.0 #* -4 
ae 30, 594. 20 31.0.7 970 28.5 872 - 104) 
Tenn. 41,961 2h 22.9 961 26.4 1,108 + 15, 
Va. 37,904 10 hO.6 1,539 eyree 1,330 = 134 
W. Va. 16 ,863 3 1H 192 23.9 4o3 +109,6 
Sub- ‘ 
total 558,901 271 12,905 12,929 + 0.2 
EASTERN MANAGEMENT UNIT - NONHUNTING STATES 
Conn. 3,919 2 5.2 20 5.2 20 0.8 
Ind. 36,205 utols 30.2 1,093 25.0 905 - 17.2 
Maine KE 3 3.0 He Cae HX | 
Mass. 1,977 23 5.0 10 6.7 13 + 30.6 
Mich. 28,511 9 28.8 821 22.9 653 ~ 20.5 
N. H. *% 4 3.8 #% 2.8 ** “a 
N. J. 7,522 8 16.5 123° Li «2 122 - 0.6 
it. 2 11,982 8 23.5 282 27.1 325 + 15, 
Ohio 41,122 15 21.6 888 25.0 1,060 + io 
Vt. *% li 0.0 H% 2.0 +% ¥ 
Hise. 38, 300 1% aoe Ty 1, 367 25.0 958 - 308 
ub- 
total 169, 538 £01 4,604 4.056 -~ 11 
Eastern Unit 
Total 728, 439 372 17,509 16,985 - 3.0 
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