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• Sibley Guides - Information about the Sibley Guide to Birds including updates subspecies and a gallery of David Sibley s paintings
• 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 information 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
• On Silent Wings Bird Photography - Photographs of birds from the ABA North American region with birding and photograph links for beginners to experts
• All About Birds - 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
• WhatBird - A step-by-step parametric search engine for identifying birds in North America Illustrations calls and links
• 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
• 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
• Patuxent - Bird Population Studies - 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
• American Birding Association - North America s largest membership organization for active birders with news details on publications and programs and birding resources
• Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology - A membership institution interpreting and conserving the earth s biological diversity through research education and citizen science focused on birds
• Birdfilms com - Videos and DVDs on the lives and natural habitats of North American birds by Michael Male and Judy Fieth
• Birdzilla - Sightings newsletter articles species profiles including the complete text of Bent s Life Histories bird lists photos backyard birding and shopping
• Bird Watcher s Digest - Magazine for birdwatching birding backyard bird feeding bird gardening bird identification bird travel and birding products
• North American Bird Notes - Notes distribution maps and photos of current rarities Includes gull section and bird quizzes
• North America Rare Bird Alert - Subscription reporting service on rare birds in the United States and Canada
• Hummingbirds - Photograph album migration maps attracting and feeding tips species accounts and articles
• Hawk Migration Association of North America - Monitors raptor migration throughout North America
• North American Bird Photography Gallery - Photographs of many species by Peter LaTourrette
• Birdwatching - Frequently asked questions birding tips articles and store
• HawkCount - Daily reports of migrant hawks seen at many North American hawk watch sites
• The Nature Conservancy - Migratory Bird Program - Programs to protect critical habitats for birds throughout the Western Hemisphere Species abstracts fact sheets and links
• North American Bird Sounds - Doug Von Gausig s site with bird songs other sounds and some explanatory text
• 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
• Peterson Birding Resources - Links and list of bird spectacles
• eNature Birds - Species accounts of North American birds including images descriptions and sounds