Ohio birders,

Only a few days left in 2011, and that means only a few days remaining to
collect data for the Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II!  Great Horned Owls are
now within OBBA II safe-dates, so any observation of the species can be
entered in the Atlas database.  For those of you still participating in
Christmas Bird Counts this is a great opportunity to help get these birds
on the map.  The species is still undocumented in many priority blocks
across the state.  You can find a map of your circle with owl status for
priority blocks on our website:

http://www.ohiobirds.org/obba2/owling2011.php

Though Barred Owls do not enter safe dates until January, many
initiate breeding early.  Keep an ear open for territorial Barred Owls.

Thanks again to all who have helped make the Atlas a huge success.

Happy Birding into 2012!

Matthew Shumar
Research Associate / Project Coordinator
Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II
The Ohio State University
School of Environment and Natural Resources
2021 Coffey Road
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1085
Phone: 614-247-6458; Fax: 614-292-7432

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