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Both an indispensable scientific work and a beautiful collection of art, The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State documents and illustrates the current distribution of breeding birds within the state and the significant change in bird distribution that has occurred since the publication of The Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State, edited by Robert F. Andrle and Janet R. Carroll, in 1988. Each species account features a black-and-white illustration of the bird, color maps of the current (2000-2005) breeding distribution and of the twenty-year change in distribution, and an overview of the species' breeding range, habitat preferences, history in the state, trends in distribution, and conservation implications. The book not only chronicles shifts in bird distribution but also celebrates the 244 species that breed within the state's borders by showcasing majestic landscape paintings of family groups and original artwork of each species.

Long-term changes in the distribution of bird populations can be driven by habitat alteration caused by development, deforestation, and climate change, but significant change also occurs in the short term. Based on comprehensive, statewide research efforts conducted from 2000 to 2005, this landmark volume shows the surprising amount of change in the distribution of breeding birds in New York that has taken place in the last twenty years: a few species no longer breed in the state (e.g., Loggerhead Shrike), a few breeding species were gained (e.g., Merlin and Black Vulture), and over half of the species changed their distribution in the state, some dramatically. The consistency of survey methods in the two atlas efforts, including census of the same 5,333 survey blocks, allows for statistically significant comparisons.

In all, 1,187 volunteers spent 140,000 hours in the field, making this a substantive work of citizen science with broad applications for bird research and environmental management. In addition to the species accounts, there are chapters on methodology, results, habitats, land use, history of New York birding and ornithology, conservation, and appendixes of rare breeders as well as an updated table of the seasonal timing of breeding that completes this monumental work. The documented changes in bird distributions and land use in this stunning celebration of New York's birds will be of critical interest to both birders and conservationists.

Published in association with the New York State Ornithological Association and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in cooperation with the New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Cornell University, Cornell University Department of Natural Resources, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and Audubon New York..../ The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State / Duck Pins

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A Must-Have For Birders In New York State : The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State

The book covers 241 species with excellent overviews of the current status of each one. For each species there is a map of the state noting possible, probable, and confirmed nesting. For each species there is another map showing changes since the 1980-85 atlas. And for most species there is a graph of abundance changes since 1965 using data from Breeding Bird Surveys. Also for most species there is a summary of changes through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This is a lot of information, all well presented. Because most of the birds which migrate through one part of New York State nest within another part of the state, this book covers most birds found in New York, omitting only a few waterfowl, shorebirds, and some winter visitants.

It is admittedly a reference book, not something to be read from cover to cover, although you can and you would learn a great deal. But as a reference, if you were to read about each bird in your backyard, and one or two birds from each bird walk, you would be well rewarded. You will discover which birds nest in or near your home and exactly when they nest, plus you will learn how their abundance is changing (which is often disturbing). And you will learn their habitat preferences and the perils they face.

But there is more! The book opens with six chapters including habitat descriptions, a summary of changes, and a description of how the data was collected and analyzed (some of this may be too technical, but persevere and stretch your knowledge). There are also accounts of birds found nesting which do not regularly do so in New York, as well as accounts of birds which no longer nest here. And best of all, nearly worth the price of the book by itself, there is an appendix listing when each species lays its eggs, when the eggs hatch, and when the young fledge. This data is specifically for New York, data hard to find but now available and significantly updated since the first atlas.

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