Hi Everyone, Just wanted to send out a reminder about the "World Series of Atlasing" event that is being planned for June 19-21 down at Burr Oak State Park and surrounding region. What is involved in the event? #1 The main goal of the competition is to attract many teams of 2-3 birders that will canvas the surrounding counties for breeding birds. #2 Teams will fan out to randomly assigned territories of 2 atlas blocks. #3 Prizes will be awarded to the teams with the highest scores in specific scoring categories. Please contact us if you have any questions about participating, how the weekend will progress, or info on accommodations. We would like to start creating a list of participants so that we can plan accordingly. If you would like to be a team leader and organize a World Series team, please contact us right away. If you would like to participate but aren't sure about organizing a team, let us know and we can place you with an appropriate group. You do not need to be an "expert" birder in order to participate. Competition inquiries should be directed to Aaron Boone, OBBA2 Project Coordinator ([log in to unmask] OR 614.247.6458). If you are interested in participating in this event, please try and contact me with your intentions before April 15th. We look forward to hearing from everyone interested in what should prove to be a very exciting weekend of birding! Aaron Boone Project Coordinator Ohio Breeding Bird Atlas II (614) 247-6458 <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]