There are just two weekends left in the fifth and final year of Atlas-3's "peak breeding season". This window closes on July 10. Our goal is to have every square in southern Ontario covered with at least 20 hours of peak breeding season effort and 25 point counts.
If you're able to help, we are especially in need of people to help in the Parry Sound-North Bay-Algonquin Park area, with lesser but significant needs in Sault Ste Marie, Bruce, Manitoulin and the Smith's Falls areas. We are updating our current needs map daily which links to a sign-up sheet: tinyurl.com/AtlasBEAST If you can't help with any of the target squares, you can complete additional atlassing in "covered" squares - the more data, the better! If you're new to the Atlas or want a refresher, check out these links: quick-start guide: https://www.birdsontario.org/quick-start/ eBird and the Atlas: https://www.birdsontario.org/ebird/ Thanks very much to everyone who has already helped! Mike Burrell Coordinator, Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas-3 -- Ontbirds and Birdnews are moderated email Listservs provided by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) as a service to all birders in Ontario. Birdnews is reserved for announcements, location summaries, first of year reports, etc. To post a message on Birdnews, send an email to: [email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Birdnews Moderators by email at [email protected]. Please review posting rules and guidelines at http://ofo.ca/site/content/listserv-guidelines To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists.
