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Table 1. Trends in Doves Heard Calling on Call-count Routes, 1961 to 1962 (cont 
WESTERN MANAGEMENT UNIT - HUNTING STATES 



Est. Dove Compa~ Average Heard per Route and Indexes * 
Habitat rable 1961 1962 Perceng 
State 5q. mi.) Routes Heard Index Heard Index Ch 
Ariz. 113, 580 19 47.1 59390 32.8 3,725 
Calif. 141,123 5D 42.7 6,026 48.0 6,774 
Tdaho 49,685 al 27.2 1,351 27.6 1, 3fL 
Nev. 108, 704 2h 29.6 3,218 14.9 1,620 
Oreg. 72,263 18 43.0 3,107 36.8 2,659 
Utah 74,111 13 28.0 2,075 25.7 1,904 
Wash. 46,884 13 31.0 1,453 36.9 1,730 
Western Unit 
Total 606, 350 153 22,580 19,783 
U.S. Total . 
2,606,585 Th 97,296 87 , 390 - 10.4 
* From @ base year, average doves heard calling per route for each State 
has been adjusted annually according to the percentage change from the 
preceding year in counts on comparable routes. The index, expressed 
in thousands, is the product of the adjusted average doves heard per 
route and the estimated area of dove habitat. 
*K The area of dove habitat has not been estimated for Maine, New Hampshire, 
Rhode Island, and Vermont. 
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