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Ronnie Shari <[log in to unmask]>
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Beautifully spoken, Jon! I sheepishly have to admit to being a little
impatient and throwing a tantrum or two over the length of time it took for
this book to materialize. This coming from someone who knows nothing about
producing an atlas of breeding birds. My apologies to all the wonderful,
knowledgeable people involved.. I will be ordering my copy soon.
We are truly blessed in this amazing biologically diverse state to have a
so many top-notch individuals from so many different backgrounds who truly
love and care about not only the birds but all of the pieces of our
wonderful environment. Everybody, give yourselves some kudos!


Shari Jackson
Stark County




On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 5:37 AM, Jon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> This is not a report of a sighting, so you can delete this now if you are
> not interested in a quick impression of the new Second Atlas of the
> Breeding Birds of Ohio.
>
> When I arrived home yesterday, my copy had arrived.  I ordered it directly
> from the Penn State Press and it shipped quickly and came well packed.  I’m
> not sure how much this book weighs, but it is definitely one of the biggest
> books that I now own.
>
> I want to say first that over the past year I have been rather critical of
> the amount of time it has taken for this to come out.  Frankly, I was
> impatient and really did not understand the amount of data that was being
> crunched to deliver us the results of the hard, VOLUNTARY field work done
> by so many outstanding birders across the state of Ohio.  If I ever made
> any comment that offended the editors or volunteers of this remarkable
> resource I sincerely apologize.  Great work folks!
>
> The editors of this have done what appears to be an absolutely wonderful
> job on this book and it is WELL WORTH THE WAIT.  It is aesthetically
> beautiful, arranged pragmatically, and contains enough information to keep
> a strong reader busy for months or much longer.
>
> I have obviously not yet explored the information in depth, so I cannot
> report on the minutia, but if the overall impression of the book holds I
> think this is worth far more than the asking price.  If you are a newer
> birder like me, this is a must have for more reasons than I can list here.
> If you are an experienced birder in Ohio you already know that this is an
> important continuing exploration of the status birds of Ohio and the very
> real threats that they face today and into the future.  The information
> found in these pages could very well help drive the preservation of
> important habitat across our state.
>
> To put it into the jargon of our chosen avocation:  This is a mega-rarity
> that you absolutely must chase and not dip on.
>
>
>
> Jon Cefus
> Carroll Co.
>
>
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