National or General
Information Sites |
• National Audubon Society - the national umbrella Audubon Society.
• Cornell Lab of Ornithology - an educational site from Cornell University
• National Wildlife Refuges -
sites managed by the US Fish & Wildlife
all over America.
• North American Bird Conservation
Initiative - a national forum
for bird conservation.
• National Wildlife Federation -
organization devoted to inspiring Americans to protect wildlife for
our children’s future.
• Bird
Watcher’s Digest - a magazine, but website is highly informative.
• National
Geographic - a page from the well-known natural world
magazine.
• USDA Conservation Service - a partnership effort to help private
land owners conserve their soil, water,
and other natural resources.
• Earth
Share of Oregon - a group dedicated to the protection of
wildlife and native habitat.
• COASST:
Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team - a citizen science
project of the University of Washington in partnership with state,
tribal and federal agencies, environmental organizations, and community
groups in which all coastal communities contribute directly to monitoring
local marine resources and ecosystem health through the establishment
of a network of citizen scientists, each collecting rigorous and
vital data.
• The Binocular Site is an independent guide for all things related
to the world of binoculars.
• The American Birding Association inspires
all people to enjoy and protect wild birds. It represents the
North American birding community and supports birders through
publications, conferences, workshops, tours, partnerships, and
networks. The ABA's education programs promote birding skills, ornithological
knowledge, and the development of a conservation ethic. The ABA encourages birders to apply their skills to help conserve
birds and their habitats, and represents the interests of birders
in planning and legislative arenas.
• Welcome to Birding.com,
the best online resource for all your bird watching needs. We have
information on everything from great birding hotspots and birding travel
to backyard birding, bird identification, choosing binoculars, and
bird species information.
• Optics4birding.com is a one-stop source for birding binoculars,
Spotting Scopes, tripods, and related products. Our content sections
have comprehensive binocular reviews, spotting scopes reviews, as well
as other products. There are informative sections on, how to choose
binoculars, how binoculars and spotting scopes work, digiscoping, caring
for your optics, complete night vision sections and much more.
• Nikon's
Birding Adventures TV focuses on destination and adventure bird-watching. Explore the
best exotic birding destinations on the planet; the most unusual, rare
and highly sought after bird species; amazing cultures and wildlife.
Thanks to our informative, passionate - and sometimes crazy! – host,
BATV portrays a unique blend of information and adventure, making bird-watching
refreshing, contemporary, interesting and exciting. The program has
a strong conservation emphasis and highlights the importance and urgency
of preserving the planet’s incredible birdlife.
• Birding Bandon is dedicated to helping you see more birds. "We believe
that, as more and more people become interested in birding, more and
more people will visit birding areas. As more people visit birding
areas, the people of those areas will recognize the value of this resource
and work all the harder at protecting and preserving them. It becomes
a win-win situation. The birds win, the birders win and the community
wins. Who could ask for more."
• The National Bird-Feeding Society (NBFS) was established in 1989 to help make the backyard bird feeding and watching hobby better - for people and wild birds. The goal of the NBFS is to help bring some of nature’s most beautiful sights and sounds right outside your window.
• SPAWN (Salmon Protection And Watershed Network) works to protect endangered salmon in the Lagunitas Watershed (CA) and the environment on which we all depend. SPAWN uses a multi-faceted approach to accomplish our mission including grassroots action, habitat restoration, policy development, research and monitoring, citizen training, environmental education, strategic litigation, and collaboration with other organizations, land-owners, and agencies.
• Official U.S. State Birds. Along with finding the state birds, this site also lists state flowers, state trees, state flags, and more.
• Birding Information. "We became birders quite by accident . . . we had trouble finding the birds we were seeing in books . . . we realized that if we had so much trouble as beginning birders, other people must be having trouble too. Our site shares some of what we have found out about the birds we have seen. We have been fascinated with the birds, have found both humor and beauty, gained a lot knowledge and have been certainly royally entertained. The nice thing about birding is that we will probably never run out of birds to see and to photograph! We hope you will look around and enjoy our bird site. Maybe it will encourage you to become a birder too!"
• Hummingbird Gardens - Herbs and Flowers for Hummingbirds - "For those who enjoy bird-watching or gardening, there is a plentitude of herbs and plants that attract hummingbirds. With careful planning, you will be awarded later with happy hummers throughout your garden." This is an interesting resource for learning more about Hummingbirds as well as finding more resources about the bird.
• eNature.com. eNature.com is the web's premier destination for information about the wild animals and plants of the United States. Over past years, eNature has consistently been one of the Internet' most-visited sites for nature and wildlife information and has won numerous awards and accolades.
• We Love Birds. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has partnered with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to create this site as a place for bird-lovers to share stories and information about birds and to help protect birds from activities that harm them and their habitat.
• Bird Watching for Kids . Bird watching is an activity that both kids and adults can take part in no matter where they live. Furthermore, bird watching, or birding, is a very inexpensive hobby. Some bird watchers venture out into the woods to spot an allusive variety of bird while other more casual bird watchers put up a feeder in the backyard and observe their many feathered visitors. Visit this QR Scanner page to learn more about birding.
• BirdForum is the net's largest birding community, dedicated to wild birds and birding, and is absolutely FREE! You are most welcome to register for an account, which allows you to take part in lively discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery, and more.
• The Feather Atlas website is designed to assist feather identification by providing high-resolution scans of flight feathers of major groups of North American birds. This is an ongoing project that will continually add new species.
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