Many thanks to Bill Whan for sharing the news that Trautman's (1940) "The
Birds of Buckeye Lake, Ohio" is now available online. I agree that this
book is a classic. I read large parts of it in the University of Arizona
library years ago, before I had any idea that I'd be moving to Ohio, just
for the pleasure of reading such a well-done monograph on local birdlife.

In a similar vein, kudos to Bill for the publication of his newly updated
and expanded "Annotated Checklist of the Birds of Central Ohio" on the
Columbus Audubon website  at
http://columbusaudubon.org/resources/checklists-and-indexes-coh/
Far more than just a checklist, this work provides very detailed
annotations on the status and history of every species in a seven-county
area of the center of the state (129 pages, 382 species!). I'm just digging
into it now and I'm particularly enjoying the carefully researched and
illuminating historical notes. The birdlife of the region has changed in
remarkable ways over the last 140-plus years. To name one example out of
many, Bill's account of the Yellow-throated Warbler has fascinating
details, most of which were new to me. But the whole work looks like a
treasure trove of such insights.

Kenn Kaufman
Oak Harbor, Ohio


On Sun, Oct 2, 2016 at 9:51 AM, Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> A few years back, when I was poking around in the University of
> Michigan's Museum looking for bird specimens, the curator offered me two
> boxes of old books that were awkward as they planned their relocation.
> The old Museum, with its labyrinthine cubbyholes and creaking floors,
> has since moved to a snazzy new building on the outskirts of Ann Arbor.
> Too bad in a way, as many of us revered those twin lions at the entrance
> to the old site.
>        The books were dozens of mint copies of Milton Trautman's classic
> work
> "The Birds of Buckeye Lake, Ohio," and I eagerly accepted them. I
> offered the almost 100 copies to folks who wanted a copy and promised to
> read them, and they were soon gone. Its 466 pages came from the
> University of Michigan Press--where were Ohio publishers, I wonder?--in
> 1940, and I hope they are all being treasured and read. The work is a
> model bird monograph, and I recommend it to all writers and readers
> about birds. Sorry, I don't have any more extras.
>        BUT U of M has scanned the work, and in some ways it is even easier
> to
> use in digital form. You can find it in that form at
> https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/56289  and choosing "full
> item record."  Give it a look or two, and consult it to add to your
> knowledge about Ohio birds. Sorry, no pictures, but I guess we already
> have plenty of those.
> Bill Whan
>
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