Hello Everyone, With the winter bird atlasing activities going on now, it's fun to think about the upcoming 2007 field season of the Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas. Last summer proved to be a fantastic start for Ohio's second breeding bird atlas (scheduled to run through 2010). To date, just over 44,000 breeding bird observations have been submitted from across Ohio, but there is plenty of work that remains to be done. If you are interested in learning more about the Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II and ways to contribute, please attend the Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas Regional Workshop, cosponsored by the Toledo Zoo, Toledo Naturalists' Association, and Toledo Metroparks. The workshop will be held on March 3, 2007 at the Toledo Zoo, with a detailed workshop agenda expected in the coming weeks. Presentations will cover a variety of topics ranging from conducting atlas block surveys to recording and submitting observations. The workshop, lunch, zoo entrance fees, and parking will all be free of charge. For details and registration, contact us by email at [log in to unmask] or by phone at (614) 247-6458. Please indicate the number of people that will be attending, and include their contact information and lunch preferences (available sandwich options are turkey, ham, and vegetarian). The registration deadline for this workshop is February 22nd. Please note that it is important to register before February 22nd so that parking and admission fees at the zoo can be waived. We look forward to seeing you there! Aaron Boone Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II School of Environment & Natural Resources The Ohio State University 210 Kottman Hall 2021 Coffey Road Columbus, OH 43210-1085 614.247.6458 (office) <http://www.ohiobirds.org/obba2/> www.ohiobirds.org/obba2/ ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. 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]