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• Audubon Canyon Ranch

  http://www.egret.org/
  Preserve in Stinson Beach for the protection of nesting colonies of Great Egrets and Great Blue Herons. Volunteer and job opportunities, schedule of events, and publications.

• Bird Friends Of Lake Murry and San Diego County

  http://www.bird-friends.com/
  Photos, sounds, and descriptions of local birds; brief descriptions of hot spots.

• Birding Break: Northern California (Bay Area)

  http://www.virtualbirder.com/vbirder/onLoc/onLocDirs/BB_NCAL_01/
  Virtual tour of popular northern Californian birding destinations: Cordell Bank, Palo Alto Baylands Preserve, and Monterey.

• Birds of Kern County, California: A Photo Checklist

  http://www.natureali.org/guides/KC_BIRDS.htm
  Complete checklist of 431 species, includes many photos.

• Birds of Orange County, California

  http://mamba.bio.uci.edu/~pjbryant/biodiv/birds/
  Collection of annotated slides.

• Butte County Birders

  http://buttebirders.stormpages.com/
  Directions to local birding sites, photographs, and suggestions for those interested in starting.

• Calbirds

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/calbirds/
  Archives and subscription management for the statewide e-mail group for birding in California.

• California Hotspots

  http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/uscalifornia.htm
  Links to photographs and information about destinations, checklists of endemic and specialized species, rare bird alerts.

• California Native Bird Gardening

  http://www.laspilitas.com/California_birds/California_birds.html
  Information about common California birds and plants to attract them.

• California Parrot Project

  http://natureali.org/parrot_project/Parrot_Project.html
  Researching parrots in the wilds of California's suburban jungles. Identification guide and articles.

• California Partners in Flight

  http://www.prbo.org/calpif/
  Bird conservation projects.

• California Rare Bird Alerts

  http://www.virtualbirder.com/vbirder/realbirds/rbas/ca.html
  Transcripts of 12 different RBAs in California.

• Central Valley Bird Club

  http://www.cvbirds.org/
  Focuses on studying and conserving native birds in central California. Includes meeting information, field trips, and lists of birds by county.

• Central Valley Birds

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/central_valley_birds/
  An e-mail list for discussing the birds of California's Central Valley.

• Chico Birding

  http://www.chicobirding.com/
  Weblog of birds seen in the Chico area arranged by season and location. Includes photos and directions to birdwatching sites.

• Cindy's Bird Pics

  http://members.cruzio.com/~cinful/indexbirds.html
  Photos of California birds.

• Contra Costa County Breeding Bird Atlas

  http://www.flyingemu.com/ccosta/
  Maps of breeding birds in Contra Costa County.

• Cosumnes River Preserve Bird List

  http://cosumnes.org/documents/birds.pdf
  Graphical checklist with species abundance by month.

• E-mail Groups for Birding in California

  https://fog.ccsf.edu/~jmorlan/emailmap.htm
  Interactive map of the state with links to over 20 birding lists.

• East Bay Birders Circle

  http://folkbird.net/ebb/
  Birding in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties in the San Francisco Bay area. EBbird mailing list info and archives, rare bird alerts, yard lists, essays, list of wildlife rehabilitators.

• East Bay Nature

  http://www.eastbaynature.com/
  Store with backyard birding tips and bird walks.

• Eastern Sierra Birds

  http://esaudubon.org/birds/
  Recent sightings and photographs from Inyo and Mono counties plus site guides to 16 hotspots.

• Elkhorn Slough Birds

  http://www.elkhornslough.org/sloughlife/birds/
  Checklist, sightings, Monterey Bay Bird Festival, and photographs.

• Golden Gate Raptor Observatory

  http://www.parksconservancy.org/programs/ggro/
  Fall hawk watch near San Francisco.

• Joe Morlan's California Birding

  https://fog.ccsf.edu/~jmorlan/
  Interactive map of California with birding statistics, sites, and other birding resources for all 58 California counties; recent rarities, photo gallery, mystery birds, and an identification reference list.

• Kern County Birding

  http://www.natureali.org/bird_articles/birding.htm
  Brief site guides to dozens of the county's best birding spots.

• LACoBirds

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LACoBirds/
  E-mail group for discussion of wild birds and birdwatching in Los Angeles County.

• Los Angeles County Natural History Museum - Ornithology

  http://www.nhm.org/site/research-collections/ornithology
  Research and holdings. Also department information and staff biographies.

• Mitch Heindel's Miscellaneous Matters

  http://www.angelfire.com/ca5/pelagics/
  Southern California pelagic and other photos; pelagic trip schedule; photo quizzes; and checklists for Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park, Wilmington Drain, and Banning Park.

• Mono Lake Bird Sightings

  http://www.monolake.org/birds/
  Recent sightings from the Mono Basin and nearby Eastern Sierra.

• Monterey Birding Adventures

  http://montereybirdingadventures.com/
  Avid birder Rick Fournier leads bird trips for individuals or groups in Central California. Includes some bird photos.

• Monterey County Birding

  http://creagrus.home.montereybay.com/MTY.html
  Rarities with photos, identification problems, site guides for 4 prime birding areas, and top county birders.

• Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival

  http://www.morrobaybirdfestival.org/
  Annual event held in mid-January. Program, registration, brochures, bird lists, and photos.

• Mostly Birds

  http://selman.com/birds/
  A gallery of bird photographs, mostly from California, by Larry Selman of Santa Cruz.

• OC Birder Girl

  http://ocbirderca.blogspot.com/
  A blog about birding in Orange County including profiles, skills, and hotspots.

• Orange County Birding

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OrangeCountyBirding/
  Forum for the discussion of birding in Orange County, southern California. Message archive, files, and links.

• Point Blue

  http://www.pointblue.org/
  Bird conservation projects, programs, research, news, outings, newsletters, education and outreach, bird articles, and essays.

• Salton Sea International Bird Festival

  http://www.imperialcounty.com/birdfest/
  Annual event held in February in Imperial County.

• San Francisco Bay Area birds and nature blog

  http://www.creekcats.com/birdblog/
  Frequently updated posts focusing on birds and nature in or around the San Francisco Bay Area.

• San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory

  http://www.sfbbo.org/
  Programs, Palo Alto rail tides, photos, volunteer opportunities, newsletter articles, and activities.

• Santa Cruz Bird Club

  http://santacruzbirdclub.org/
  Events, history, Monterey Bay Birders' e-mail group info, Central Coast Riparian Bird Conservation Project, Guide to Songs and Calls of Central Coast Birds, newsletter articles, local birding sites, bird reports, checklists, and gull ID.

• Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group

  http://www2.ucsc.edu/scpbrg/
  Raptor conservation group with summaries of research projects, education programs, and news articles.

• SBCobirding

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sbcobirding/
  E-mail discussion group devoted to sharing information about the birds of Santa Barbara County, its near shore waters, and the Channel Islands.

• Seeing Birds

  http://blog.seeingbirds.com/
  Photos of several hundred species photographed by Ashok Khosla.

• SFBirds

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SFBirds/
  E-mail group for birding in San Francisco.

• Shearwater Journeys

  http://www.shearwaterjourneys.com/
  Pelagic trips, reports, and photos.

• Sierra-NevadaBirds

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sierra-nevadabirds/
  Forum for discussing birding and birds of the Sierra Nevada.

• SLOCoBirding

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slocobirding/
  E-mail discussion group for San Luis Obispo County birds.

• South Bay Birders Unlimited

  http://www.stanford.edu/~kendric/birds/
  Santa Clara County year lists, maps, tide schedules, and links.

• Tom Grey's Bird Pictures

  http://tgreybirds.com/
  Digiscoped photos from the Stanford area.

• Towhee.net

  http://www.towhee.net/
  Harry Fuller's site with information about birding San Francisco, notes on specialty birds, report on a big year in 1998, history of US ornithology, and European trip reports.

• Ventana Wilderness Society

  http://www.ventanaws.org/
  Based in Carmel Valley. California Condor reintroduction notes, Bald Eagle release and monitoring, Big Sur Ornithology Lab, environmental education, and research.

• Venturacobirding

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/venturacobirding/
  E-mail discussion group for birding in Ventura County.

• Watchable Wildlife

  http://www.cawatchablewildlife.org/
  Department of Fish and Game site with viewing tips for magpies, raptors, cranes, herons and egrets, and nutcrackers.

• Yolo County Birding Guide

  http://www.tertial.us/yolobirds/yolo.html
  Recent rarities, guide to birding throughout the year, map and descriptions of birding sites, and best spots for certain species.

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