> "Meanwhile, advice to birders: see that your > next-of-kin know where your field notes are (and *what* they are)" Hello! In the grand scheme of Ohio’s birding history and my own contributions, I am still 'in utero', but if folks want to be sure that their personal lists do not end up in a landfill, then I would suggest considering entering that data into eBird. Your life’s work can be something more than just a list on a notepad after you’re gone. Something to consider. Happy birding! Jon Cefus Carroll Co. > On Jul 28, 2017, at 9:06 PM, Dave Horn <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hello Ohio Birders, > > Bill's comments on what the REAL Ohio bird list might be has me thinking > about issues that arose several years back regarding Ohio butterfly and > moth distribution: There are some early 19th-century records of species > from "Ohio" for which we have no modern (post-1900) observations. Prior to > statehood (1803) and even thereafter, a large chunk of the Northwest > Territory was know as the "Ohio Country" an collectors may have simply put > "Ohio" on their labels. Additionally, the early naturalists (Audubon > included) sometimes didn't know exactly where they were. It makes for > interesting detective work. Meanwhile, advice to birders: see that your > next-of-kin know where your field notes are (and *what* they are)' > > Bird on! > > Dave Horn > Worcester, MA > (frequent visitor to Ohio) > > On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 3:37 PM, Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Species counts for birds depend on luck after we learn the reliable >> locals. The OBRC Checklist had 420 species for Ohio in 2008. Since then >> Ohio's number has grown to 432 (even taking into account the expulsion >> of the Thayer's Gull) based on the Ohio Ornithological Society >> determinations, which will soon be made public. It would be interesting >> to know what Ohio's list REALLY is--not just unseen or unreported >> species recently, but also boreal birds here doing the Ice Age, not to >> mention birds not seen or reported since then. Those data are lost to >> us, but who knows, we may have bananaquits. >> --Bill Whan >> >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> >> Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. >> Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/members >> hip.php. >> Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. >> >> >> You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: >> listserv.miamioh.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. > Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > listserv.miamioh.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. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]