Ohio Birders,
Please consider volunteering for the Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas. If you
enjoy Christmas Bird Counts, you're going to love Atlas work. June is
here and this is prime time to hit the ground running during this 4th
(of 5) year of this exciting project to document Ohio's birds. If
you're already volunteering for OBBA2, please consider investing some
effort in 4-5 new blocks this summer; 5-10 hours of solid birding in
each block could yield substantial species lists. If every birder in
the state continued such a trend over this year and into next year,
OBBA2 could easily attain its goal of providing survey data for every
block in the state.
In particular, think about covering a priority block with little or no
data. Some counties really need help. In particular, check out
priority blocks in Sandusky, Seneca, Putnam, Allen, and Mercer in the
northwest. In the far south, look at blocks in Adams, Brown,
Highland, Jackson, or Gallia. These counties should prove to be
especially diverse considering their higher amounts of forest cover.
Also, think about looking into priority blocks that already have data
to see if you can pick a few more species that haven't been recorded
yet. From the link below, click on the block you're interested in
exploring. This will open up a link to that block's profile in the
data entry site. Then click on the tab for "2006-2010 Results." The
resulting species list coupled with the block maps may reveal some
gaps in the current species data. Maybe your block lacks Field
Sparrow and Willow Flycatcher but the aerial imagery seems to indicate
plenty of 'old field' habitat appropriate for these species. These
clean-up efforts are important and who knows...you might just come
across a rarity like Bell's Vireo.
To view all priority blocks, go to:
http://www.ohiobirds.org/obba2/Priority%20Block%20Map.php
Maybe you're interested in helping us learn more about the
distributions of particular species? Chuck-will's-widow is a nice
example. It's narrow distribution in Adams County has been recorded
fairly well at this point but it could be found in other areas that
just haven't been explored yet (what about Pike or Highland
counties?).
Good birding everyone. As always, contact us with any questions or concerns.
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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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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