The coming weeks hold great opportunities to see great breeding birds in
Ohio and contribute important information to the Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas
II.  OBBA II is a 6-year effort to map the breeding birds of Ohio and we
have a long way to go in our final field season.  Please, we need your
help!!   Anyone can contribute, whether you are new to birding or not, no
matter where you live in Ohio.  The last 7 days alone have turned up reports
of 140 species of breeding birds, including 20 species of warblers (Canada,
Chestnut-sided, Cerulean, and more!), Least Bittern, Sandhill Crane, and
Red-headed Woodpecker.  It's also a great time to look and listen for Sedge
Wren in grassy areas.  That said, records for far more common species are
needed from all over the state.

Please make plans to get to the forest, fields, wetlands, agricultural
lands, and even habitats in urban areas in the coming days and weeks.  All
that we need from you is a species found, the date, and a specific location
to make use of your records.  If possible, try to seek out areas/blocks with
lower numbers of species.  For more information, please visit our website:
http://www.ohiobirds.org/obba2/  You'll get more time out-of-doors and can
contribute important data to the effort.

Thanks!!

Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II staff
School of Environment & Natural Resources
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH  43085

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