Hi All, I'll probably get reprimanded for posting this here as opposed to the web-site forum, but I think it's useful for everybody. There's been a lot of discussion on the listserv about how to cite the location of bird sightings reported to the list. Some folks have suggested putting the location in the subject, others prefer to get rare birds listed in the subject, while others prefer getting all of that information in the body of the message. Let me suggest a few resources that were particularly helpful to me when I was a new birder. These resources can be helpful for cross-referencing the locations of various birding sites mentioned on the list, and can help you find directions to those sites as well as maps and other interesting things to look for. The first is the OOS birding site guide: http://www.ohiobirds.org/birdingsites/about.php Audubon Important Bird Areas: http://www.audubonohio.org/bsc/sites.html ODOW Wildlife Area Maps: http://www.ohiodnr.com/wildlife/Hunting/wildlifeareas/wildare.htm ODNAP Preserves: http://www.ohiodnr.com/dnap/mapofpreserves.htm Ohio State Forests: http://www.ohiodnr.com/forestry/publications/default.htm Ohio State Parks: http://www.ohiodnr.com/parks/parks/ Cincinnati Birds: http://cincinnatibirds.com/where/index.php Dayton Audubon Society: http://www.dayton.net/audubon/favsites.htm One of the most comprehensive resources is a book by Tom Thomson titled "Birding in Ohio" and published by Indiana University Press. The 2nd edition was printed in 1994. Some of the maps and directions are slightly out-of-date, but that's to be expected with the amount of road construction that has happened over the course of a decade. The ISBN is 0253208742. This can still be found in some bookstores, and on-line. You can also occasionally find copies in used bookstores. There are other regional guides, some of which have become available in recent years, like: "A Birder's Guide to the Cincinnati Tristate" by Robert Folzenlogen "Birds of the Lake Erie Region" by Carolyn Platt and Gary Meszaros "Birds of the Toledo Area" by Matt Anderson et al., and published by the Ohio Biological Survey "Birds of the Cleveland Region" by Larry Rosche The more you check out some of these resources the more familiar you'll get when you see the locations listed on the listserv. You may not always know where a specific site is, but you'll get a rough idea of what region of the state it's located in. I hope these help, Casey Columbus, OH -----Original Message----- From: Ohio birds on behalf of Tom Slater Sent: Sun 1/21/2007 11:57 AM To: [log in to unmask] Cc: Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] citing of sighting sites > From: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: citing of sighting sites > Thank you to the person who identified Sims Park as being in Euclid, Ohio. > Sometimes places are mentioned > with no clue, even county, as to where > they are. Kathleen B. You got guts Kathleen: I once asked for some indication where sightings occured and received MANY emails that I was complaining, whining and being a nuisance for even asking. One particular location that I particularly wanted to visit was listed as Willett Road and I never did learn where that is. I will not attempt to speak for you Kathleen but even a nearby city name would help me. Cordially, Tom Slater [log in to unmask] Adamsville Ohio USA ______________________________________________________________________ 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]