I have been working on this block and just haven't had time to add the 40 or so species I have found in the last 2 weeks. Today, though, because of the activity we have added a female harrier and pileated woodpecker. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aaron Boone" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 4:31 PM Subject: [Ohio-birds] Burrowing Owl in Atlas Priority Block 54D1NE > For those of who are interested...the Burrowing Owl is located in > Atlas Block 54D1NE. THIS IS AN OBBA2 PRIORITY BLOCK so for those of > you making the trek out to see this amazing raptor, please consider > adding some valuable Atlas data to this region of Ohio that is in > desperate need of more Atlas coverage. In addition, there are other > nearby priority blocks with ZERO data and I can help point anyone in > the right direction if needed. > > This link has the list of species recorded in the "Burrowing Owl > Block" during the first Atlas. Interesting species include VEERY, > PROTHONOTARY & KENTUCKY WARBLERS. Might there be a Bell's Vireo > lurking nearby? > > http://bird.atlasing.org/Atlas/OH/Main?cmd=viewSpecies&locID=L316685&editionID=ATLAS_OH_1982 > > I'll be interested to see what other Atlas observations come out of > this new Ohio chase species. Similar to the Circleville Black Rail > phenomenon, I'm confident that the current list of 31 species in the > Burrowing Owl Block could approach 70 without much effort. > > Good birding! > > -- > 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) > 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] > > ______________________________________________________________________ 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]