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H-bomb in the garden patch

Effect of newer insecticides on survival and reproduction of birds, especially quail and pheasants. According to author (who disclaims responsibility for title of paper), material here is essentially the same as that presented by him in Atlantic Naturalist 11(3), 1956 and Agr. & Food Chem. 4(10), 1956.
Authors
J.B. DeWitt

DDT: Its effects on wildlife

No abstract available.
Authors
P. F. Springer

An ecological study of waterfowl areas in central Florida

No abstract available.
Authors
J.L. Sincock, J. A. Powell

A summer whistling cock count of bobwhite quail as an index to wintering populations

A summer whistling-cock count of bobwhite quail was made and compared with covey numbers in subsequent hunting seasons in 1950-53 on 4 areas in Alabama and 6 in South Carolina. Findings involved a total of 901 whistling cocks and 910 coveys. Study area acreage in Alabama was 5,571 and 6,679 in South Carolina. There was a relationship between the numbers of whistling cocks heard in summer and
Authors
W. Rosene

Chemicals and wildlife

Short paper that reviews some of the facts about effects of insecticides on wildlife and states principles that should be followed for maximum safety in treatment. These principles include minimal doses, good ground-to-plane control to avoid overdoses, and least possible pollution of water areas.
Authors
J.B. DeWitt, P. F. Springer

Eastern glossy ibis nesting in southeastern Maryland

On June 25, 1956, Don P. Fankhauser and I investigated a large heron colony of mixed species, on Mills Island in Chincoteague Bay, Worcester County, Maryland. Large numbers of American Egrets (Casmerodius albus), Snowy Egrets (Leucophoyx thula), Louisiana Herons (Hydranassa tricolor), Little Blue Herons (Florida caerulea), and Black-crowned Night Herons (Nycticorax nycticorax) were found, all nest
Authors
R. E. Stewart

Rodent control

No abstract available.
Authors
J.B. DeWitt