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Sightings, newsletter, articles, species profiles including the complete text of Bent's Life Histories, bird lists, photos, backyard birding, and shopping.
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B i R D Z i L L A T h e I n t e r n e t B i r d i n g S i t e Sign up here for a free monthly newsletter. Four Cuckoos in the U.S Dan Reinking talks cuckoos! The Great Texas Birding Classic starts this weekend! Click here for the story and more IN THE NEWS from Birdzilla Opens in new...Frequently asked questions, birding tips, articles, and store.
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Birdwatching Dot Com About Wild Birds and Birding Your lifetime ticket to the theater of nature Birdwatching Dot Com is about wild birds and the sport of birding. It's for everyone who's interested in birdwatching and enjoying nature. We hope you'll find some good ideas here to help...Comprehensive reference series on North American birds, with information and sample profiles.
http://birds.cornell.edu/birdsofna/
Programs to protect critical habitats for birds throughout the Western Hemisphere. Species abstracts, fact sheets, and links.
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Migratory Bird Program Nature Conservancy Programs Migratory Bird Wetlands But habitat loss is threatening their ability to survive. Bird conservation means protecting the places where birds nest and raise their young, spend their winters, and rest and rejuvenate during migration. The health of bird populations also reflects the health...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.
http://www.birdsource.org/
Photograph album, migration maps, attracting and feeding tips, species accounts, and articles.
http://www.hummingbirds.net/
Information about the book by Ernie Jardine with tips on learning songs, quiz (no audio), links, and photo gallery.
http://hometown.aol.com/bsid6/birdsong.html
Links and books useful to birders.
http://www.birder.com/
Virtual birding tours of North America's leading hot spots, articles, rare bird alerts, e-mail discussion group archives, and photo galleries.
http://www.virtualbirder.com/
Subscription reporting service on rare birds in the United States and Canada.
http://www.narba.org/
North America's largest membership organization for active birders, with news, details on publications and programs, and birding resources.
http://www.americanbirding.org/
Checklist of 914 species recorded in North America north of Mexico.
http://www.bcpl.net/~tross/nabirds.html
Quarterly journal with feature articles and comprehensive sightings summaries. Available online are information about the journal, tables of contents, some photos, and submission information.
http://americanbirding.org/publications/nabgen.htm
Pictures and stories of birds, habitats, and birding at more than 185 sites in the United States and Canada.
http://www.birdingamerica.com/
Magazine for birdwatching, birding, backyard bird feeding, bird gardening, bird identification, bird travel, and birding products.
http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/
Species accounts of North American birds, including images, descriptions, and sounds.
http://www.enature.com/guides/select_Birds.asp?curGroup=Birds
E-mail group for young birders.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TeenBirdChat
Monitors raptor migration throughout North America.
http://www.hmana.org/
Archives of the e-mail group for eastern US/Canada rare bird alerts.
http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdeast.html
Archives of the e-mail group for western US/Canada rare bird alerts.
http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdwest.html
Archives of the e-mail group for reports of continentally rare birds.
http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/bird_rba.html
Maps showing changes in distribution and abundance patterns of some North American birds during the period 1970-1989.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resour...istr/birds/breedrng/breedrng.htm
The Canadian magazine for North American birders, with information and tables of contents.
http://www.birdersjournal.com
Archives of the e-mail group for discussion of issues pertaining to groups that evaluate rare bird reports.
http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/brcf-l.html
Photographs of birds from the ABA North American region, with birding and photograph links for beginners to experts.
http://www.wildbirdphotos.com/
Guide to many different groups of birds with photos, text, sounds, sonograms, maps, and video.
http://www.a2z4birders.com/birds/
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.
http://www.partnersinflight.org/
Archives of the e-mail group for central US/Canada rare bird alerts.
http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdcntr.html
An e-zine of North American birding, with seawatching and Florida site guides.
http://www.badbirdz.com/
Thorough list of old names of North American and Hawaiian birds and their modern equivalents.
http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/research/pubs/banks/obsall.htm
Archives of the forum for bird banders.
http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdband.html
Archives of the Hawk Migration Association of North America e-mail group.
http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdhawk.html
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.
http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/
Collection of 200 bird song audio recordings in high-quality MP3 format. All recordings were made in Wisconsin.
http://www.uwgb.edu/birds/wbba/speciesaudios.htm
Information about the Flight Calls of Migratory Birds (Eastern North American Landbirds) CD-ROM and the Dickcissel night flight call monitoring project.
http://www.oldbird.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.
http://www.ebird.org/
Checklists and links for all US states, Canadian provinces, and outlying areas.
http://www.swamphen.net/birds/lists/no_america.htm
A membership institution interpreting and conserving the earth's biological diversity through research, education, and citizen science focused on birds.
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Birds Cornell Lab of Ornithology Explore our multimedia bird guide and delve into a wealth of information about feeding, attracting, and watching birds. Urban Bird Studies Learn about city birds and contribute to a better understanding of them. Fun, bilingual projects for people of all...Photographs of many species by Peter LaTourrette.
http://www.birdphotography.com/
Notes, distribution maps, and photos of current rarities. Includes gull section and bird quizzes.
http://www.birdinfo.com/
Links and list of bird spectacles.
http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/peterson/resources/
Daily reports of migrant hawks seen at many North American hawk watch sites.
http://hawkcount.org/
Audubon's images and original text descriptions from an 1840 (First Octavo Edition) of Audubon's complete seven volume text.
http://www.audubon.org/bird/BoA/BOA_index.html
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).
http://birdsbybent.com/
Dedicated to educating birdwatchers and naturalists about the importance of the boreal forest of North America to migratory birds.
http://www.borealbirds.org/
Information about the Sibley Guide to Birds, including updates, subspecies, and a gallery of David Sibley's paintings.
http://www.sibleyguides.com/
Links related to birds and birding in the United States and Canada.
http://www.americanbirdcenter.com/
Keys to identify North American species online; from The BioDiversity Institute. Includes photo gallery.
http://bdi.org/Birdkey/BirdFrameset.cfm
Videos and DVDs on the lives and natural habitats of North American birds by Michael Male and Judy Fieth.
http://birdfilms.com/
Articles and links on different topics related to birds and birding.
http://www.suite101.com/topics.cfm/598
Sounds recordings, mostly of North American birds, by Martyn Stewart.
http://www.naturesound.org/
Site from ConocoPhillips with basic information on birds, bird watching, and feeding for students, teachers, and anyone interested in learning more.
http://www.birdiq.com/
Links to searchable archives of U.S. and Canada birding email groups.
http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/holzmanarchives.html
Photo gallery, trip reports, Arizona hummingbird banding program, and updates to "A Birder's Guide to Alaska".
http://www.birchsidestudios.com/birding/