[摘要] I gather that data from this monumental project may eventually be made available on a website, but I join the reviewer of the second-generation
Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Ontario (
Brewer 2009) in enjoying the fruits of atlas projects in book form. This book deserves to sell well—at under $60, it is a tremendous value for the money. A key target audience of this publication is the more than 1,200 New York birders whose voluntary efforts it collates, and the organizers, authors, and editors could hardly have bettered this monument to their efforts. Several other states have second-generation atlas projects at various stages of completion.
The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State offers anyone currently involved in bird atlas work, including volunteer field workers, something to aspire to. They should buy it, enjoy it, and feel inspired.
