- Birder.com - http://www.birder.com/
Links and books useful to birders.
- The Virtual Birder - http://www.virtualbirder.com/
Virtual birding tours of North America's leading hot spots, articles, rare bird alerts, e-mail discussion group archives, and photo galleries.
- American Birding Association - http://www.americanbirding.org/
North America's largest membership organization for active birders, with news, details on publications and programs, and birding resources.
- Birdwatching - http://www.birdwatching.com/
Frequently asked questions, birding tips, articles, and store.
- North American Birds - http://americanbirding.org/publications/nabgen.htm
Quarterly journal with feature articles and comprehensive sightings summaries. Available online are information about the journal, tables of contents, some photos, and submission information.
- Birding America - http://www.birdingamerica.com/
Pictures and stories of birds, habitats, and birding at more than 185 sites in the United States and Canada.
- Birdzilla - http://www.birdzilla.com/
Sightings, newsletter, articles, species profiles including the complete text of Bent's Life Histories, bird lists, photos, backyard birding, and shopping.
- Bird Watcher's Digest - http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/
Magazine for birdwatching, birding, backyard bird feeding, bird gardening, bird identification, bird travel, and birding products.
- eNature Birds - http://www.enature.com/guides/select_Birds.asp?curGroup=Birds
Species accounts of North American birds, including images, descriptions, and sounds.
- TeenBirdChat - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TeenBirdChat
E-mail group for young birders.
- BirdEast - http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdeast.html
Archives of the e-mail group for eastern US/Canada rare bird alerts.
- BirdWest - http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdwest.html
Archives of the e-mail group for western US/Canada rare bird alerts.
- Bird_RBA - http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/bird_rba.html
Archives of the e-mail group for reports of continentally rare birds.
- The Bird Guide - http://thebirdguide.com/
Site guides, identification articles, and links for the Pacific Northwest, including Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho, and British Columbia.
- Ranges of North American Breeding Birds - http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/birds/breedrng/breedrng.htm
Maps showing changes in distribution and abundance patterns of some North American birds during the period 1970-1989.
- Birders Journal - http://www.birdersjournal.com
The Canadian magazine for North American birders, with information and tables of contents.
- Bird Records Committee Forum - http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/brcf-l.html
Archives of the e-mail group for discussion of issues pertaining to groups that evaluate rare bird reports.
- On Silent Wings Bird Photography - http://www.wildbirdphotos.com/
Photographs of birds from the ABA North American region, with birding and photograph links for beginners to experts.
- Partners in Flight - http://www.partnersinflight.org/
An association supported by federal, state, and regional governments dedicated to the preservation of bird species that summer in North America and winter in South America. Volunteer info and species data.
- BirdCntr - http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdcntr.html
Archives of the e-mail group for central US/Canada rare bird alerts.
- Hummingbirds - http://www.hummingbirds.net/
Photograph album, migration maps, attracting and feeding tips, species accounts, and articles.
- Bird Song and Wildlife Unlimited - http://hometown.aol.com/bsid6/birdsong.html
Information about the book by Ernie Jardine with tips on learning songs, quiz (no audio), links, and photo gallery.
- Badbirdz - http://www.badbirdz.com/
An e-zine of North American birding, with seawatching and Florida site guides.
- North American Bird Sounds - http://www.naturesongs.com/birds.html
Doug Von Gausig's site with bird songs, other sounds, and some explanatory text.
- BirdBand - http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdband.html
Archives of the forum for bird banders.
- BirdHawk - http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdhawk.html
Archives of the Hawk Migration Association of North America e-mail group.
- Patuxent - Bird Population Studies - http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/
Comprehensive data on North American birds, including the Breeding Bird Survey, Christmas Bird Count trends, migratory bird projects, the Bird Identification InfoCenter, checklists, ID tips, and quiz.
- WBBA Species Audio Library - http://www.uwgb.edu/birds/wbba/speciesaudios.htm
Collection of 200 bird song audio recordings in high-quality MP3 format. All recordings were made in Wisconsin.
- Old Bird, Inc. - http://www.oldbird.org/
Information about the Flight Calls of Migratory Birds (Eastern North American Landbirds) CD-ROM and the Dickcissel night flight call monitoring project.
- eBird - http://www.ebird.org/
Project developed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society, provides a simple way to keep track of the birds you see anywhere in North America.
- Bird Lists - North America - http://www.swamphen.net/birds/lists/no_america.htm
Checklists and links for all US states, Canadian provinces, and outlying areas.
- Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology - http://www.birds.cornell.edu/
A membership institution interpreting and conserving the earth's biological diversity through research, education, and citizen science focused on birds.
- North American Bird Notes - http://www.birdinfo.com/
Notes, distribution maps, and photos of current rarities. Includes gull section and bird quizzes.
- HawkCount - http://hawkcount.org/
Daily reports of migrant hawks seen at many North American hawk watch sites.
- John James Audubon's Birds of America - http://www.audubon.org/bird/BoA/BOA_index.html
Audubon's images and original text descriptions from an 1840 (First Octavo Edition) of Audubon's complete seven volume text.
- Birds of North America - http://birds.cornell.edu/birdsofna/
Comprehensive reference series on North American birds, with information and sample profiles.
- Familiar Birds - http://birdsbybent.com/
Full text of some of the species accounts of more common birds by Arthur Cleveland Bent from his classic Life Histories of North American Birds (1919-1968).
- Boreal Songbird Initiative - http://www.borealbirds.org/
Dedicated to educating birdwatchers and naturalists about the importance of the boreal forest of North America to migratory birds.
- Sibley Guides - http://www.sibleyguides.com/
Information about the Sibley Guide to Birds, including updates, subspecies, and a gallery of David Sibley's paintings.
- BirdSource - http://www.birdsource.org/
Joint project of National Audubon and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology with the complete Christmas Bird Count database, Project FeederWatch, BirdCast, HawkWatch results, Great Backyard Bird Count, and feature articles.
- American Bird Center - http://www.americanbirdcenter.com/
Links related to birds and birding in the United States and Canada.
- Internet Field Guide to Birds - http://bdi.org/Birdkey/BirdFrameset.cfm
Keys to identify North American species online; from The BioDiversity Institute. Includes photo gallery.
- Birdfilms.com - http://birdfilms.com/
Videos and DVDs on the lives and natural habitats of North American birds by Michael Male and Judy Fieth.
- Suite101: Birds - http://www.suite101.com/topics.cfm/598
Articles and links on different topics related to birds and birding.
- Naturesound.org - http://www.naturesound.org/
Sounds recordings, mostly of North American birds, by Martyn Stewart.
- BirdIQ - http://www.birdiq.com/
Site from ConocoPhillips with basic information on birds, bird watching, and feeding for students, teachers, and anyone interested in learning more.
- George West's Birding Homepage - http://www.birchsidestudios.com/birding/
Photo gallery, trip reports, Arizona hummingbird banding program, and updates to "A Birder's Guide to Alaska".
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