Directory of North America Resources

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• All About Birds

  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/
  Comprehensive guide to North American birds and bird watching from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Includes Bird Guide with identification, life history, sound and video recordings of each bird, with additional 'Birds of North America' material available to subscribers.

• American Birding Association

  http://aba.org/
  North America's largest membership organization for active birders, with news, details on publications and programs, and birding resources.

• Bird Watcher's Digest

  http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/
  Magazine for birdwatching, birding, backyard bird feeding, bird gardening, bird identification, bird travel, and birding products.

• Birdfilms.com

  http://birdfilms.com/
  Videos and DVDs on the lives and natural habitats of North American birds by Michael Male and Judy Fieth.

• Birds of North America

  https://birdsna.org/
  A reference series on North American birds, with information and sample profiles.

• Birdwatching

  http://www.birdwatching.com/
  Frequently asked questions, birding tips, articles, and store.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• eNature Birds

  http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/intermediate.asp?curGroupID=1
  Species accounts of North American birds, including images, descriptions, and sounds.

• Hawk Migration Association of North America

  http://www.hmana.org/
  Monitors raptor migration throughout North America.

• HawkCount

  http://hawkcount.org/
  Daily reports of migrant hawks seen at many North American hawk watch sites.

• Hummingbirds

  http://www.hummingbirds.net/
  Photograph album, migration maps, attracting and feeding tips, species accounts, and articles.

• 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.

• North America Rare Bird Alert

  http://www.narba.org/
  Subscription reporting service on rare birds in the United States and Canada.

• North American Bird Notes

  http://www.birdinfo.com/
  Notes, distribution maps, and photos of current rarities. Includes gull section and bird quizzes.

• North American Bird Photography Gallery

  http://www.birdphotography.com/
  Photographs of many species by Peter LaTourrette.

• North American Bird Sounds

  http://www.naturesongs.com/birds.html
  Doug Von Gausig's site with bird songs, other sounds, and some explanatory text.

• 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.

• 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 information and species data.

• Patuxent - Bird Population Studies

  http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/
  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.

• Peterson Birding Resources

  http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/peterson/resources/
  Links and list of bird spectacles.

• Sibley Guides

  http://www.sibleyguides.com/
  Information about the Sibley Guide to Birds, including updates, subspecies, and a gallery of David Sibley's paintings.

• The Bird Guide

  http://thebirdguide.com/
  Site guides, identification articles, and links for the Pacific Northwest, including Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho, and British Columbia.

• The Nature Conservancy - Migratory Bird Program

  http://my.nature.org/birds/about/
  Programs to protect critical habitats for birds throughout the Western Hemisphere. Species abstracts, fact sheets, and links.

• 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.

• 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.

• WhatBird

  http://www.whatbird.com/
  A step-by-step parametric search engine for identifying birds in North America. Illustrations, calls, and links.

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