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Description: |
[2], 36 pages : illustrations, tables ; 27 cm |
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General Note: |
Research supported by the United States Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, and peformed by the Office of Migratory Bird Management, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, Maryland. |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (page 28). |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Wing-collection survey -- Singing-ground survey -- Late winter woodcock hunting curtailed -- Banding activities -- Fifth American Woodcock Workshop -- Appendices. I. List of papers presented at the 5th American Woodcock Workshop ; II. Summarization of the 5th American Woodcock Workshop. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Abstract: Hunting and harvest of the American woodcock appear to be increasing. Wing-collection data indicated that the rangewide productivity declined slightly during the 1974-75 season. In the Atlantic Region, the index decreased 5%, while in the Central Region it declined 13%. Overall, daily hunting success remained constant, while seasonal hunting success declined slightly. The 1975 singing-ground survey indicated a slight decline in the number of male woodcock. In the Atlantic Region the breeding index declined about 5%, while in the Central Region it increased nearly 1%. Information is also presented on woodcock reproduction in the South and termination dates for 1975 woodcock hunting seasons, banding activities, and the Fifth Woodcock Workshop. |