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Barbolink's Personal Stuff 
Yard Bird Pictures
Barbolink's Yardbird List
Cackling
goose picture - Bacon Hill 10/27/05
Tri-county Pictures
Alaska Spring 2002 Pictures
Alaska Fall Pictures - coming ?
California Pictures
Florida Pictures
Texas 2003 Pictures
Texas 2005 Pictures
Belize 2006 Pictures
Birding Humor (I need your
contribution)
The Best Sites
(IMHO)
These web sites are really very well done - they contain a wealth
of information that is presented in a pleasant manner.
These are all << cool >>
but ** means "the best of the best"
AboutBirding/Wild
Birds - check it out! (includes free clip art)
** All About
Birds - lots of info here (from Cornell Lab of Ornith)
Bent's Familiar North
American Birds - The Classic, online
The BioDiversity Institute Field Guide
- online field guide
birding.com
- many goodies here
Birding America - plan to
spend some time here!
BirdForum - lots of GREAT
pictures
BirdLinks to
the World - loads of links here
Boreal Songbird
Initiative - Interesting Stuff
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ebird.com - Cornell Lab of
Ornith & Nat'l Audubon site
** eNature.com - not
just birds
GORP -
Great
Outdoor Recreation Pages: birding
**
McGill Bird
Observatory - bander's photos
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Northern Prairie Research Center
- USGS
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
- so much stuff here!
** Powdermill Bird Banding
- wonderful pictures/information (graphics intensive)
RBAs (the latest) -
online transcripts
Search BIRDnnnn -
archives are super easy to use
** SORA (Searchable
Ornithological Research Archive) - all I can say is "WOW"
** Surfbirds.com - so much stuff here!
Where do You
want to go Birding in the USA? - very thorough
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The Virtual Birder
- try it, you'll like it!
RBA's and
Birding listservs
RBA (Rare Bird Alert) These notices are available all
over the country by voice phone and internet. They are extremely
helpful.
A listserv works through email, but some are also posted on the web.
* refers to all birdingonthe.net lists - Mailing
List Instructions *
BirdChat
-
recent postings *
Birding Email List Archives - find the bird you're looking for *
ID-Frontiers
- interesting discussions for more advanced birders *
Northeastern
area RBA's - courtesy of Kirkland Bird Club
Massachusetts
Birding List - recent postings *
NYSBIRDS-L
- NYS posts *
RBAs
- current phone numbers and some urls
<< cool >> RBAs (the latest) -
online transcripts *
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Search BIRDnnnn by email - "how to" search
the NBHC postings
HMBirds : I have started a
local birding list with web access.
The purpose is to share local (11 county area) sightings.
To join (FREE) just fill in your email address and click "Join
Group"
Hudson-Mohawk
Bird Club
HMBC web site
Serving the 11 counties surrounding the Capital District
New York State
Birdline of Northeastern New York
(518) 439-8080
NYS Atlas 2000-2004
NYS
Bird Atlas
Optics
Most of these are commercial sites, but there is a lot of information
Better View Desired
Binoculars &
Scopes - Birdwatching Dot Com
Birding Binoculars
Buying Guide - a well done non-commercial site
Mirakel Optics - West
Coxsckie, NY
Optics for Birding Home Page
- Ed Matthews site
Digiscoping
This is the fast growing hobby of taking photos with
a digital camera through a spotting scope
Birds-pix
Digibird
Digiscoping
- Laurence Poh's page
Short
Course - Digiscoping
Vocalizations
This is such an important area and these sites will help
ABCs of
Birdsong
Bird Song
BirdSong - Mnemonics
Bird Song
Central - the basics
Bird
Song Mnemonics & Phonetics
Bird Sounds (not just
vocalizations)
Fight Calls
of Migratory Birds - purchase the CD
Greg Kunkel's Birdsongs
birdPod - songs on your
iPod
NatureBits
North American Bird
Songs (Patuxent)
Old Bird -
monitoring night flight calls
Quick Guide to
Bird Song
Songs & Calls
of New York State Birds
Identification
Help
There is no substitute for hard work on your own, but these sites will
help
Alaska
Seabird Info Series - very comprehensive info
Angus Wilson's Ocean Wanderers
- heavy on the seabirds
Bird
Identification InfoCenter - Patuxent
BioDiversity Institute - online field
guide
Crossbills
- Amer Museum of Natural History
Doves - ID collared v turtle
Dowitcher
ID - by Cin-Ty Lee and Andrew Birch
Ducks at a distance - US Fish & Wildlife
Gull Identification - by Steve Hampton
Gulls
- adult gulls of Pacific Northwest
Gull Site
- Bob Lewis
Identification of Eastern Song Birds - by color
Identification
Tips
- Marshall Iliff and Gregory Gough
Markings
& Glossary - by The Nutty Birdwatcher
McGill Bird
Observatory - bander's photos
Powdermill Bird
Banding
- wonderful pictures/information (graphics intensive)
Shorebirds -
Norio Kawano's Japanese "Stint Fan"
Ten Most
MisID'd Birds... - although referring to Monterey,
interesting to read for any birder
Tips
to avoid misidentifcations
Warbler
ID - warblers of Canada
Wings
Photos - Univ of Puget Sound
Quizzes/Puzzles on
Birds
These games are for all levels of birders.
ABA Bird Photo
Quiz - changed monthly
Bird
Counting Game - online java game
Bird Quiz -
BirdIinfo.com
Birdchat Quiz
- "unofficially birdchat"
Bird Games
- Kirkland Bird Club
Bird Photo
Quiz - from Canada
Bird
Trivia - from About.com
CONE - web cam - you do
the ID - cool
East
Coast Canadian Birds - three levels to try
enature.com
- contests and quizzes
Feather
Quest - id by feather
Mr Bill's Bird
Quiz -
Colorado Field Ornithologists
Mystery
Photos - look halfway down the page
North American
Quizes - NA Bird Info website
Name that
bird! - pictures on a gardening site
Bird
Jigsaw Puzzles - play online
The
Patuxent Bird Quiz - map, song, or picture quiz
Photo Quiz
- Illinois Ornithological Society
QuizBird
Challenge
- Quebec Society f/t Protection of Birds
Rhymes
- Wasatch Audubon
Shorebird
Photo Quiz - interactive (java) version
Shorebird
Photo Quiz - non-interactive version
Sparrow Photo Quiz - by
SABO
Tips &
Quizes - from libirding.com
Kid Stuff
Start them out early!
ABA Young Birders
Homepage
Albatross Fun
- check it out
The Amazing World
of Birds
Bird
Jokes - Enchanted Learning
Bird Humor - mostly jokes
Bird Songs -
some common NYS birds
Bird Study Merit
Badge - sample course (Boy Scouts)
Bird Word Search
- online puzzle
Bowerbird
Fun - play matching game
Eagle Kids
EEK
- Environmental Education for Kids
Field Journal - American Museum of Natural History
Fledging Birders -
how to help new birders
Fledgling Corner
- from About.com
KidWings - by Jody Hildreth
National Geographic
Kid's Site
Nick and Sam's Bird Page
Professor
Nibble - he's a bird Nerd
Spring's
Journey North - watch spring progress
Trivia Questions
- from Chipper Woods Bird Observatory
Web Cams - watch birds as they nest/feed
Zoom Birds
- for kids of all ages
Organizations
There are many more, of course
American Bird Conservancy
American Birding Association
Braddock Bay Raptor
Research - near Rochester NY
<< cool >> Cornell Laboratory of
Ornithology <<
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Federation of NYS Bird Clubs - name change to NYS Ornithological Assoc
Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club
Institute for Field Ornithology - ABA
National Audubon Society
New York
State Avian Records Committee
New York State Bluebird Society
New York State Ornithological
Association (Fed of NYS Bird Clubs)
<< cool >> Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
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The Raptor Center - U of
Minnesota
Roger Tory Peterson Institute
Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center
Publications
(Who has time to read offline?)
Birding New York's
Hudson-Mohawk Region
Birder's World
Bird Observer
Bird Watcher's Digest
Dick E. Bird News
Index to Bird Magazines
Qucik Indexes to some Field Guides
Stokes Books
Updates and
corrections for the Sibley Guide
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A NYS book:
Birds of New York State
by
Robert E. Budliger and Gregory Kennedy
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Ornithological
Links
These sites are more scientifically oriented
Birdnet
Electronic Resources on Ornithology
Introduction to the Aves
The O.W.L. - Ornithological Web
Library
Birding Trips,
Guides & Tour Companies
Professional birding tours can be lots of fun.
Sorry, I can't make recommendations.
The Bird Guide - Pacific
Northwest, both land and sea
BirdingPal - no fee
Bird Treks
Brian Patteson - NC, Va pelagics
Brookline Bird
Club Pelagic Trips - Massachusetts
Exotic Birding -
Central America birding
Field Guides Birding Tours
Focus On Nature Tours
Larry Manfredi - Florida
Melody Kehl -
Arizona
Norton Puffin Tours
- Maine
Whooping Crane
Tour - Rockport, Texas
SABO - Southeastern Arizona
Bird Observatory
Shearwater Journeys - Calif pelagics
Stuart Healy - SE Arizona
Vermont Bird Tours
- VT and other places
Victor Emanuel Nature Tours
WINGS Birdwatching Tours
Images
Warning: most of these are copyrighted.
Audubon's
Birds of America - from Nat'l Audubon
BioDiversity Institute Online Feild Guide
Bird Clip
Art - from About.com
Bird Forum - LOTS of
great photos
Bird
Gallery - Tweeters
Birds in Flight
- Ralph W Scott
Birds of Jasper
Ridge - Peter LaTourrette
Bird Photo Gallery
- many pix of world - surfbirds.com
Bird Photos -
Chipper Woods Bird Observatory
Common Birds of US
& Canada - Patuxent
Cornell Laboratory of
Ornithology Slide Library
Duck
Stamp Image
Library
Fuertes
Artwork - Cornell University
Gerry Lemmo Photography
Greg Lasley's
Photography
International
Shorebird Gallery
Line Art
- US Fish & Wildlife
McGill Photo
Library
Pelagic Birds -
Brian
Patteson
Photography
of Jeff Nadler
Southeastern Birds - Georgia Museum
Yukon
Gullery
Take your own pictures:
Digiscoping
& Digital Birding
Birder's Home
Pages
Feel free to email me your home
page url
Barbolink's World
Maria Bajema's Blog
Birding from the
North Coast
Birdmom - Sharon Nixon
Bruce M. Bowman
Will Cook's
Home Page
Laura
Erickson's Homepage
Brete
Griffin - Peel Birding Class
Rich Guthrie's Times Union Birding Blog
John
Haas' Birding Page
Bruce Helmboldt's
Birding Page
Thomas
LeBlanc
Marj's
Home Page
Kevin McGowan's
Home Page
Joe Morlan's Birding
Page
The Nest Box
The Nutty Birdwatcher
Jerry R.
Oldenettel's Homepage
Ram's Birding Page
Martin Reed's Page -
check out the gull pages
Ken and Mary Lou Schneider's
Homepage
Mary Scott's Birding
America
Lisa
Shea's Page
Jack
Siler's Pages
Songbird
Meadows
SongStar
Diane
Sonneville's Birding Page
Billie W.
Taylor II, Ph.D.<>
Matt V's Birding Webpage
Julie Zickefoose
Lots More Bird
Links
Haven't had enough? Try these:
American
Bird Center
<< cool >> Bird Links to the World
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Cascadia
Links - huge list of bird links
Electronic Zoo /
NetVet - Bird Page
GORP -
Great Outdoor Recreation Pages (birding)
