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Thank you for sharing Haans.   I think people on this list will be
extremely interested that the long anticipated second atlas is out.  It is
really an indispensable resource for anyone interested at all in bird
records, or for anyone doing any research or serious writing on birds.

On Sun, Apr 10, 2016 at 9:45 AM, Haans Petruschke <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> While this likely holds little interest for those only interested in
> birding, The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in Ohio, is now available from
> Penn State University Press. This volume is full of useful information for
> people with a more general interest in Ohio's avifauna and natural
> environment.
>
> For example in this volume you will find that the Wood Thrush, is estimated
> to be the 18th most common breeding species in Ohio with an estimated
> breeding population of 1.54 million individuals.  The breeding population
> of Cerulean Warblers is estimated to have  declined from 118,000 to 56,000
> between 1987 and 2011. The most common breeding bird in Ohio is the Song
> Sparrow.
>
> Each species account has maps showing the breeding distribution for the
> species and a comparison between the first and second atlas survey rezultz.
>
>
> This book is a valuable resource and offers an interesting comparison over
> a relatively short time.  However it must be noted that due to differences
> in methods and effort, the comparisons over time cannot be viewed as
> conclusive, but still offer useful insight into changes over the 20 years
> between the 2 atlas efforts; and these changes are in some cases,
> astonishing.
>
> For instance the expansion in the breeding population of Dark-eyed Juncos
> in NE Ohio is of particular interest to me, and the atlas rezultz confirm
> the anecdotal reports of the explosion of breeding Juncos in this region.
>
> This atlas in no way replaces Peterjohn's Birds of Ohio, which included the
> first atlas rezultz and remains the definitive contemporary work on Ohio's
> avifauna. Still the atlas if full of useful information that covers not
> only breeding occurrence, but also habitat, phrenology, and speculation on
> future trends due to changes in the environment.
>
> Haans
>
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