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Bird-watching
 Websites presented in alphabetical order All About Birds 
 Information about bird watching, identification, and study of birds. Includes a "Bird Guide" that provides "ID tips, photos, maps, audio, [information on] habitat, behavior," and more. Also features a guide to selecting and using birding equipment, resources on bird conservation, and tips for attracting birds. From the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. http://www.allaboutbirds.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=1189 Topics: Animals, Birds, Hobbies, Outdoor Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jul 29, 2009 American Birding Association
This nonprofit organization "aims to inspire all people to enjoy and protect wild birds." The site offers membership information, listings of educational programs and publications, an online newsletter, an overview of the organization's conservation programs, and links to birding resources. Highlights include the organization's code of birding ethics. Searchable. http://www.aba.org/ Topics: Birds, Hobbies, Outdoor Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Dec 19, 2008 Assateague Island National Seashore
Located in Virginia and Maryland, this seashore is home to more than 300 wild horses, as well as many birds and other wildlife. This site has information about wildlife in the area, including a photo gallery and a list of migratory birds. Also has details about the Chincoteague Wild Pony Swim (held annually in late July), which was made famous by Marguerite Henry's 1947 book, "Misty of Chincoteague." http://www.assateagueisland.com/ Topics: Animals, Birds, Hobbies, Mammals, National Parks & Forests, Outdoor Recreation, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jul 15, 2004 Audubon
The National Audubon Society Web site is an excellent North American bird conservation resource, providing state-by-state information on bird species that are threatened, endangered, or of special concern. There are Christmas Bird Count reports, conservation and political action programs, a directory of local chapters, a brief biography of John James Audubon, and classroom activities and other materials for children. There are related links and topics in each section. http://www.audubon.org/ Topics: Animals, Birds, Christmas, Environment, Hobbies, Outdoor Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jun 15, 2005 Bird Checklists of the United States
Hundreds of checklists of birds currently identified in the United States, Canada, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Click on the map of North America or browse the table of contents to access preserves by state or region. The site also provides a form on which to report rare birds and a proposed format for devising a bird checklist. From the USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/chekbird/ Topics: Animals, Birds, Hobbies, Outdoor Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Dec 21, 2006 Birding/Wild Birds
This website includes informative articles on plans for building bird houses and bird feeders, bird identification and checklists, gardening for birds, feeding and attracting birds. Feature a bird chat-room, bird clip-art and animations, and a bulletin board for questions and answers on birds. An About.com site. http://birding.about.com/ Topics: Birds, Hobbies, Outdoor Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jan 15, 2006 Birdingonthe.Net
A site for bird watchers. Includes news, mailing lists, a hotlist for posting sightings, artwork, links to related resources, and more. http://birdingonthe.net/ Topics: Birds, Hobbies, Outdoor Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated May 1, 2005 BirdIQ
This site provides "information and educational material about birds" of the United States and Canada. It features bird facts, a list of endangered and extinct birds in the U.S., virtual fieldtrips (such as to the Texas Rio Grande Valley), information about International Migratory Bird Day (held the second Sunday in May) and a resource directory with links to materials available to the birding enthusiast. From ConocoPhillips and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. http://www.birdiq.com Topics: Animals, Birds, Hobbies, Outdoor Recreation, Regions of the World, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jul 27, 2005 BirdSource: Birding with a Purpose
This site allows birders to record their observations in order to assist ornithologists "define bird ranges, populations, migration pathways, and habitat needs." The data from the National Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count is available for the past 100 years. There are also articles about other counts and various species and color photos and sounds for many birds. http://www.birdsource.org/ Topics: Birds, Christmas, Hobbies, Outdoor Recreation, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Oct 27, 2002 Cone Sutro Forest: Collaborative Observatory for Natural Environments
This game "allows players to earn points by taking live photos and classifying wild birds. CONE Sutro Forest (CONE-SF) combines a remotely controllable robotic pan-tilt-zoom video camera with live streaming video, image database, and point system." Provides project background, a tutorial and FAQ, and a gallery of birds spotted by players. Most features require free registration. Developed by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and Texas A&M University. http://cone.berkeley.edu Topics: Birds, Games & Puzzles Last updated Apr 25, 2007 eBird
This is an "on-line checklist project where you can enter and store your bird observations in a central database, track your personal records, and share your observations with other birders and scientists." The central database is used by those "who want to know more about the distributions and movement patterns of birds across [North America]." Requires free (but fairly detailed) registration to use "My eBird." From Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society. http://ebird.org/ Topics: Birds, Hobbies Last updated Jun 12, 2007 The Fatbirder Web Site
This site provides over a thousand links to "all aspects of birding - ornithology, birdwatching as a hobby, conservation, where to buy optics, holidays," identification guides, birding news, and much more. http://www.fatbirder.com/ Topics: Biology, Birds, Hobbies, Outdoor Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Dec 12, 2001 The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC)
The GBBC "is an annual [mid-February] four-day event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of where the birds are across the continent." Site features material about participation, blog, and photo galleries back to 2005. View results back to 1999 using maps, U.S. state and Canadian province tallies, or top ten lists. Also includes material for children and links. From the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Audubon. http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/ Topics: Birds Last updated Feb 17, 2009 New Zealand Birds
This site includes information about various species, drawings and illustrations, checklists, Maori myths, a list of collective nouns for birds, sites for bird watching in New Zealand, and more. The Journal of New Zealand Birds is archived back to the first issue, September 1999. http://www.nzbirds.com/ Topics: Birds, Hobbies, Outdoor Recreation, Regions of the World, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Mar 8, 2004 North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS)
"A long-term, large-scale, international avian monitoring program initiated ... to track the status and trends of North American bird populations. ... Following a rigorous protocol, BBS data are collected by thousands of dedicated participants along thousands of randomly established roadside routes throughout the continent." Coordinated by the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Wildlife Research Center of the Canadian Wildlife Service. http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbs/ Topics: Animals, Birds, Hobbies, Outdoor Recreation, Regions of the World, Social Science, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jun 25, 2005 Ornithology.com
At first glance this site appears to be nothing but advertisements, but if you concentrate on the left menu, the site map, and the FAQ, you will find plenty of information and links about wild birds, birds in zoos and backyards, birdwatching, endangered and extinct birds, careers in ornithology, ornithologists, and more. Texts of lectures by the site author, an ornithology professor at California State University, Chico, are also available. http://www.ornithology.com/ Topics: Biology, Birds, Hobbies, Outdoor Recreation, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jun 15, 2005 Upper Skagit Bald Eagle Festival & The Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive Center
"Every year thousands of people visit the Upper Skagit River Valley in Northwestern Washington State to watch one of the largest wintering bald eagle populations in the continental United States." This site features information on the annual bald eagle festival (including driving directions and map), event listings for the interpretive center, bald eagle facts, eagle viewing areas, and statistics from the annual eagle count along the Skagit River. http://www.skagiteagle.org/ Topics: Birds, Geography, Hobbies, Holidays and Observances Individually, Outdoor Recreation, Recreation, Social Science, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Water Last updated Aug 25, 2004 The Virtual Birder
This site for wild-bird watchers in the United States and Canada features images and range maps for dozens of birds, simulated birding tours of North American birding hot spots, photo galleries, and "Rare Bird Alert (RBA) transcripts and regional info for North American states and provinces." Some material requires a paid subscription. http://www.virtualbirder.com/ Topics: Birds, Hobbies, Outdoor Recreation, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional, Regions of the World, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Apr 15, 2004 Wildlife: Summer Reading for Birders
This 2008 article recommends six books about birds and bird watching. Includes bird field guides, an essay collection, and a memoir from a falconer. From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08174/891769-44.stm Topics: Birds, Summer Reading Last updated Jun 23, 2008 |
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