Ohio birders,
Please follow Ann's advice. The Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II is an enormous
success gained through cooperation between professional scientists and
citizen science participants, Ohio birders, many of YOU, united in effort
through internet technologies. OBBAII professionals and participants deserve
our united gratitude. Show your support, sponsor a species! You will help
make the book less expensive for all.
The atlas book will be a quality publication to ensure that it lands on
birders' and enthusiasts' bookshelves, in libraries, in schools.... This
book will power bird conservation through authoritative mapping of the
status of breeding birds in Ohio, important baseline information for the
future and comparative information for past distribution. Express your
gratitude by sponsoring a species tonight, before it's too late.
What better way to say thanks, other than by buying the book, of course!
Tom Bain
OOS Conservation Committee
-----Original Message-----
From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ann
Oliver
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 6:05 PM
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Subject: [Ohio-birds] LAST day (5/31) to sponsor/bid on an OBBA II species
Hey folks,
Tonight is the FINAL day to bid (sponsor) a species in the forthcoming
Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II book. Species already SOLD (i.e. someone has
already bid the max amount) include Green Heron, Bald Eagle, Eastern
Whip-poor-will, Red-headed Woodpecker, Carolina Wren, Eastern Bluebird, and
Cerulean Warbler.
Here's the link to bid: http://ohiobirds.org/obba2/wordpress/?page_id=72
In case you don't know about this statewide project, sponsoring a
species in the OBBA II book is a great way to lend your support to Ohio's
birds, as well as contribute to getting this important book published. The
Atlas, based on field work conducted from 2006 to 2011, will be the most
comprehensive account of Ohio breeding birds to date. The OBBA II 'tome'
will be a great resource,
illustrated with photographs and maps, for any and all birders interested in
Ohio's avifauna.
Bidding on a species in the book supports Ohio's birds, PLUS, you can get
your name, the name of your group or bird club, or the name of a loved one
"in memoriam", in the publication!
So, if YOU have a spark bird or a favorite species, won't you please,
please, please consider making a "bid on a bird" tonight before midnight?
Funds from this "species sponsorship" program will help offset the
cost of printing the book, thereby making the OBBA II book affordable to
more people!
The OBBA II website says: "This species sponsorship program was created
to help generate funds to lower the price of the published book for the Ohio
Breeding Bird Atlas II (OBBA II). Field work for OBBA II was conducted from
2006 through 2011. This effort relied on the participation of bird
enthusiasts to document the current distribution of breeding birds in Ohio.
The Atlas provided an opportunity for anyone to contribute records of
breeding birds from anywhere in Ohio between
2006 and 2011. This information is valuable and necessary to more
effectively conserve bird populations. You can get more information on OBBA
II by visiting our main website here:
http://www.ohiobirds.org/obba2/
The published Atlas will provide the most comprehensive account of Ohio
breeding birds to date, and will be thoroughly illustrated with full color
maps and photographs. State atlases like Ohio's can be fairly sizeable and
expensive books, and thus our goal is to generate funds through a variety of
sources (businesses, conservation organizations, and individuals) to lower
printing and purchasing costs. We hope to make this important reference
available and affordable to as many birders, nature enthusiasts, and Ohioans
as possible (expected publication: 2013)."
Ann Oliver
Executive Secretary, Ohio Ornithological Society Editor, The Cerulean
Newsletter (quarterly publication of OOS)
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