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• Regional: North America: Recreation and Sports  (6)
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• BirdSource - Joint project of National Audubon and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology with the complete Christmas Bird Count database, Project FeederWatch, BirdCast, HawkWatch results, Great Backyard Bird Count, and feature articles.
• 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 Bird Center Links related to birds and birding in the United States and Canada. http://www.americanbirdcenter.com/

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

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

  Bird Lists - North America Checklists and links for all US states, Canadian provinces, and outlying areas. http://www.swamphen.net/birds/lists/no_america.htm

  Bird Records Committee Forum Archives of the e-mail group for discussion of issues pertaining to groups that evaluate rare bird reports. http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/brcf-l.html

  Bird Song and Wildlife Unlimited Information about the book by Ernie Jardine with tips on learning songs, quiz (no audio), links, and photo gallery. http://hometown.aol.com/bsid6/birdsong.html

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

  BirdBand Archives of the forum for bird banders. http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdband.html

  BirdCntr Archives of the e-mail group for central US/Canada rare bird alerts. http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdcntr.html

  BirdEast Archives of the e-mail group for eastern US/Canada rare bird alerts. http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdeast.html

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

  BirdHawk Archives of the Hawk Migration Association of North America e-mail group. http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdhawk.html

  BirdIQ Site from ConocoPhillips with basic information on birds, bird watching, and feeding for students, teachers, and anyone interested in learning more. http://www.birdiq.com/

  Bird_RBA Archives of the e-mail group for reports of continentally rare birds. http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/bird_rba.html

  Birds of North America A reference series on North American birds, with information and sample profiles. http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/BNA/

  Birds of the Continental United States and Canada Checklist of 914 species recorded in North America north of Mexico. http://www.bcpl.net/~tross/nabirds.html

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

  BirdWest Archives of the e-mail group for western US/Canada rare bird alerts. http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdwest.html

  Birdzilla Sightings, newsletter, articles, species profiles including the complete text of Bent's Life Histories, bird lists, photos, backyard birding, and shopping. http://www.birdzilla.com/

  Boreal Songbird Initiative Dedicated to educating birdwatchers and naturalists about the importance of the boreal forest of North America to migratory birds. http://www.borealbirds.org/

  Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology A membership institution interpreting and conserving the earth's biological diversity through research, education, and citizen science focused on birds. http://www.birds.cornell.edu/

  eBird Project developed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society, provides a simple way to keep track of the birds you see anywhere in North America. http://www.ebird.org/

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

  Familiar Birds Full text of some of the species accounts of more common birds by Arthur Cleveland Bent from his classic Life Histories of North American Birds (1919-1968). http://birdsbybent.com/

  George West's Birding Homepage Photo gallery, trip reports, Arizona hummingbird banding program, and updates to "A Birder's Guide to Alaska". http://www.birchsidestudios.com/birding/

  Hawk Migration Association of North America Monitors raptor migration throughout North America. http://www.hmana.org/

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

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

  Index to the Archives of Birding Email Lists Links to searchable archives of U.S. and Canada birding email groups. http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/holzmanarchives.html

  Internet Field Guide to Birds Keys to identify North American species online; from The BioDiversity Institute. Includes photo gallery. http://bdi.org/Birdkey/BirdFrameset.cfm

  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. http://www.audubon.org/bird/BoA/BOA_index.html

  The Nature Conservancy - Migratory Bird Program Programs to protect critical habitats for birds throughout the Western Hemisphere. Species abstracts, fact sheets, and links. http://nature.org/initiatives/programs/birds/

  North America Rare Bird Alert Subscription reporting service on rare birds in the United States and Canada. http://www.narba.org/

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

  North American Bird Photography Gallery Photographs of many species by Peter LaTourrette. http://www.birdphotography.com/

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

  North American Birds Quarterly journal with feature articles and sightings summaries. Available online are information about the journal, tables of contents, some photos, and submission information. http://americanbirding.org/pubs/nab/

  Obsolete English Names of North American Birds Thorough list of old names of North American and Hawaiian birds and their modern equivalents. http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/research/pubs/banks/obsall.htm

  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. http://www.oldbird.org/

  On Silent Wings Bird Photography Photographs of birds from the ABA North American region, with birding and photograph links for beginners to experts. http://www.wildbirdphotos.com/

  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. http://www.partnersinflight.org/

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

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

  Suite101: Birds Articles and links on different topics related to birds and birding. http://www.suite101.com/topics.cfm/598

  TeenBirdChat E-mail group for young birders. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TeenBirdChat/

  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. http://www.virtualbirder.com/

  WBBA Species Audio Library Collection of 200 bird song audio recordings in high-quality MP3 format. All recordings were made in Wisconsin. http://www.uwgb.edu/birds/wbba/speciesaudios.htm

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