Hi Folks, I wanted to thank all of you who have helped the Black Swamp Bird Observatory complete the final year for the Ohio Winter Bird Atlas. With over 350 blocks that had less than 20 species, I have looked over the data sheets turned in and we have covered well over 100 of those blocks this January. Thanks to all who have made the extra efforts to fill in the gaps. With it being only the 1st of February, I expect more of the orphaned blocks to have been covered. I encourage those of you that have not turned in your January Winter Bird atlas data to send it to me via e-mail or snail mail the forms by February 10th. It will take a few months to get the data in the form of producing maps but look for updated maps by the end of summer. We will then be working on the manuscript which should be exciting when it all comes together. I know some of you have been birdwatching last month and have not sent me a WBA form for these. All of it is important data, so please send it in. All the best, Julie Shieldcastle WBA Coordinator Black Swamp Bird Observatory 13551 W. SR 2 Oak Harbor, OH 43449 [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ 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]