Range, Population, and Game Status of the Western White-Winged Dove in Arizona
Neff JA. 1940. Range, Population, and Game Status of the Western White-Winged Dove in Arizona. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 4(2):117-127
On the basis of two seasons' observations of the white-winged dove throughout its range in Arizona, the writer believes that shooting seasons in June and July are definitely inadvisable as mortality in orphaned nestlings must be considerable... The general trend in dove population has been downward. The bird's habit of gathering in flocks of large size in late July and August makes it extremely vulnerable to decimation by intensive shooting of numbers of hunters upon a single feeding band, and at times, these flocks are wiped out in just a few days. It appears that the dove is Arizona was in very serious condition, and that vigorous protective measures should be adopted to permit it to regain its one-time numbers.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Neff, Johnson
- Units
- SODN , TONT
- Keywords
- Avian Management, Birds, game birds, Hunting, Inventory And Monitoring, Ornithology, Resource Management (Planning)