Hello everyone.

I too had a fantastic time of birding yesterday out at The Wilds.  Our group
alone ended the day with 37 species and two Golden Eagles were certainly a
highlight.

With 120 birders scouring this area yesterday, it presents a prime
opportunity to contribute some very valuable data for the Ohio Winter Bird
Atlas.  If you haven't done so already, please consider organizing your
observations into one of two winter atlas blocks that encompass The Wilds
(70B4 & 71B5).   To help visualize where the boundary between these blocks
crosses the Wilds, view the following Google Map through the link below.
Use the paper map of the Wilds distributed yesterday to compare specific
site locations in relationship to these two atlas blocks...

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&ll=39.808536,-81.726608&spn=0.231033,0.466919&z=11&om=0&msid=118339238971239494586.0004442c6b1bb0ef6525d

Granted, these two blocks have probably received plenty of coverage for the
atlas so far, but I'd imagine that observations from the day would be much
appreciated and could likely add a few more species to the project.

Good birding!

Aaron Boone
Columbus, Ohio

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Aaron Boone
Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II
School of Environment & Natural Resources
The Ohio State University
210 Kottman Hall
2021 Coffey Road
Columbus, OH 43210-1085
614.247.6458 (office)
www.ohiobirds.org/obba2/

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