Hi, This may be a bit early for announcing the 2007 January Ohio Winter Bird Atlas. However, with the holidays coming up and the CBC's I thought it appropriate to remind those that participated in previous years to please help out again and for those compiling CBC counts if you are interested in distributing more information about the Ohio Winter Bird Atlas I would be glad to send you materials to hand out on your CBC count day. Black Swamp Bird Observatory is coordinating the Ohio Winter Bird Atlas to document the distribution of wintering birds in Ohio, obtain an index of their relative abundance and to encourage more birdwatchers to go birding in January. To learn more about the project and how you can help go to: www.bsbobird.org/winter_bird_atlas/winter_bird_atlas.htm There are maps delineating areas not covered in Ohio WBA and examples of bird species maps to show winter distribution from the past 4 years of compilation. If you are a CBC complier or know of an organization event that would be interested in receiving more information about participating in the 2007 WBA please contact me at [log in to unmask] While you are out birding in January why not help out with the Atlas? Thanks for your help! Julie Shieldcastle WBA Coordinator Black Swamp Bird Observatory ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]