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<p><font face="KacstOne">Hello Tweetsters - </font><font
face="KacstOne">I wanted to let you know that a new version of
the Sound to Sage breeding bird atlas website is now available
on the WOS website.<br>
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<p><font face="KacstOne">The Sound to Sage website was originally
launched in 2006 by Birds Connect Seattle (BCS), back when it
was known as the Seattle Audubon Society. It has been
resurrected in a new form and is now available on the WOS
website.<br>
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The project, which provides accurate data about which bird
species are breeding in specific locations within four
contiguous counties, was hosted on a website for many years by
BCS. But the proprietary software used to display the data
became outdated and was no longer functional. Hal Opperman, one
of the leaders of the intensive data-gathering effort, worked
with WOS volunteer Randy Robinson to produce a new web version
with current, non-proprietary software. BCS made the data
available and also cooperated in the effort.<br>
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The new site, which displays the breeding bird data on maps for
Island, Kitsap, King and Kittitas counties, is best viewed on a
tablet, laptop or desktop computer. It also provides the data in
downloadable spreadsheets and .pdfs. The website is available at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wos.org/documents/soundtosage">https://wos.org/documents/soundtosage</a> .</font></p>
<p><font face="KacstOne">When you go to the webpage, select a
species from the drop-down lists, and the map on the right will
show the nine-square-mile atlas block areas where breeding was
possible, probable or confirmed. You can view either the overall
four-county map or individual maps for each county.</font></p>
<p><font face="KacstOne">Jane Hadley</font></p>
<p><font face="KacstOne">Seattle, Washington<br>
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<p><font face="KacstOne">hadleyj1725 ATsign gmail.com<br>
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