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"No one in Ohio is more familiar with areas to bird than Tom Thomson, and he has pulled this knowledge together to make birding more accessible and enjoyable for everyone." —Richard B. Pierce, Chief, Ohio Division of Wildlife"Enjoy this handbook. The volunteers made invaluable contributions and the author poured his heart and soul into it." —Roger Tory Peterson"Birders living in Ohio, or visiting that state, will welcome this new and enlarged edition of the state's standard bird-finding guide. Highly recommended." —Wildlife Activist"Highly recommended for any birder living or traveling to Ohio." —Choice"Many of the sites listed will produce great birding at appropriate times, and even a veteran Ohio birder will discover new sites by reading this book." —Northwest Ohio Quarterly

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Tom Thomson loved the rough country of northern Ontario. His exploratory artistic style and his appreciation of the wilderness helped shape the style of the Group of Seven, though his untimely death prevented him from exhibiting with the Group. Thomson created hundreds of small oil paintings while supporting himself as a guide and forest ranger in Algonquin Park. Many of Thomson's oil sketches were executed in only a few hours, but they remain masterpieces of Canadian art.

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