About Sound to Sage
Tells the story of the breeding bird atlas from its inception as a statewide project
in 1987 to publication of the four-county continuation in 2006.
Discusses the landforms and climate of the four-county area and explains the grid
of nine-square-mile “atlas blocks” used for field surveying.
What is a breeding bird atlas? How was breeding evidence obtained and evaluated?
Where and in what form are the field data accessible?
Describes the deployment of field observers in each of the four counties, and procedures
implemented to ensure a uniform minimum level of coverage.
Recognizes those who created the atlas, from field observation to data analysis
to presentation of the results in Sound to Sage.
Gives full references for publications cited in abbreviated form in
Sound to Sage.
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