For 6 years thousands of birders covered New York searching for breeding birds. The result of their efforts The Atlas of Breeding Birds of New York State , was published in 1988. Maps are the main feature of a breeding bird atlas publication. A map for each bird shows where Atlasers found evidence of breeding. Blocks with confirmed breeding are represented by a black square.
Probable breeding is shown with an cross in a square and possible with a slash in a square.
Accompanying each map is a discussion of the bird's breeding status, habits and habitats. The publication comes with transparent pages that show various features like river systems, elevation, forest types, etc. Used with the species maps, they show how the breeding distribution relates to elevation, forest type, or mean temperature. Look up the results for a specific Atlas block. This is the first atlas map for the Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker.