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• On Silent Wings Bird Photography - Photographs of birds from the ABA North American region with birding and photograph links for beginners to experts
• Patuxent - Bird Population Studies - 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
• The Virtual Birder - Virtual birding tours of North America s leading hot spots articles rare bird alerts e-mail discussion group archives and photo galleries
• North American Bird Notes - Notes distribution maps and photos of current rarities Includes gull section and bird quizzes
• Partners in Flight - 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
• Boreal Songbird Initiative - Dedicated to educating birdwatchers and naturalists about the importance of the boreal forest of North America to migratory birds
• The Bird Guide - Site guides identification articles and links for the Pacific Northwest including Oregon Washington California Idaho and British Columbia
• Familiar Birds - 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
• eBird - 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
• BirdSource - 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
• Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology - A membership institution interpreting and conserving the earth s biological diversity through research education and citizen science focused on birds
• Sibley Guides - Information about the Sibley Guide to Birds including updates subspecies and a gallery of David Sibley s paintings
• Old Bird Inc - Information about the Flight Calls of Migratory Birds Eastern North American Landbirds CD-ROM and the Dickcissel night flight call monitoring project
• Birdzilla - Sightings newsletter articles species profiles including the complete text of Bent s Life Histories bird lists photos backyard birding and shopping
• WhatBird - A step-by-step parametric search engine for identifying birds in North America Site includes illustrations calls and links
• Bird Watcher s Digest - Magazine for birdwatching birding backyard bird feeding bird gardening bird identification bird travel and birding products
• BirdIQ - Site from ConocoPhillips with basic information on birds bird watching and feeding for students teachers and anyone interested in learning more
• Birding America - Pictures and stories of birds habitats and birding at more than 185 sites in the United States and Canada
• American Birding Association - North America s largest membership organization for active birders with news details on publications and programs and birding resources
• Birdfilms com - Videos and DVDs on the lives and natural habitats of North American birds by Michael Male and Judy Fieth
• George West s Birding Homepage - Photo gallery trip reports Arizona hummingbird banding program and updates to " A Birder s Guide to Alaska"
• Birdwatching - Frequently asked questions birding tips articles and store
• North America Rare Bird Alert - Subscription reporting service on rare birds in the United States and Canada
• Hawk Migration Association of North America - Monitors raptor migration throughout North America
• North American Bird Photography Gallery - Photographs of many species by Peter LaTourrette
• American Bird Center - Links related to birds and birding in the United States and Canada
• Hummingbirds - Photograph album migration maps attracting and feeding tips species accounts and articles
• Birder com - Links and books useful to birders
• HawkCount - Daily reports of migrant hawks seen at many North American hawk watch sites
• Bird Song and Wildlife Unlimited - Information about the book by Ernie Jardine with tips on learning songs quiz no audio links and photo gallery
• Bird Records Committee Forum - Archives of the e-mail group for discussion of issues pertaining to groups that evaluate rare bird reports
• Internet Field Guide to Birds - Keys to identify North American species online from The BioDiversity Institute Includes photo gallery
• North American Bird Sounds - Doug Von Gausig s site with bird songs other sounds and some explanatory text
• Birds of North America - Comprehensive reference series on North American birds with information and sample profiles
• A2Z4 Birders Online Guide North American Birds - Guide to many different groups of birds with photos text sounds sonograms maps and video
• WBBA Species Audio Library - Collection of 200 bird song audio recordings in high-quality MP3 format All recordings were made in Wisconsin
• John James Audubon s Birds of America - Audubon s images and original text descriptions from an 1840 First Octavo Edition of Audubon s complete seven volume text
• The Nature Conservancy - Migratory Bird Program - Programs to protect critical habitats for birds throughout the Western Hemisphere Species abstracts fact sheets and links
• BirdEast - Archives of the e-mail group for eastern US Canada rare bird alerts
• Suite101 Birds - Articles and links on different topics related to birds and birding
• Peterson Birding Resources - Links and list of bird spectacles
• BirdBand - Archives of the forum for bird banders
• eNature Birds - Species accounts of North American birds including images descriptions and sounds
• Bird_RBA - Archives of the e-mail group for reports of continentally rare birds
• Index to the Archives of Birding Email Lists - Links to searchable archives of U S and Canada birding email groups
• BirdHawk - Archives of the Hawk Migration Association of North America e-mail group
• BirdCntr - Archives of the e-mail group for central US Canada rare bird alerts
• Birds of the Continental United States and Canada - Checklist of 914 species recorded in North America north of Mexico
• BirdWest - Archives of the e-mail group for western US Canada rare bird alerts
• TeenBirdChat - E-mail group for young birders
• Bird Lists - North America - Checklists and links for all US states Canadian provinces and outlying areas
• Obsolete English Names of North American Birds - Thorough list of old names of North American and Hawaiian birds and their modern equivalents